Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 313
dles insconces and crystal chan-deliers, which were another Italian feature domesticatedunder Louis XIII. Another new element in the decorative system wasthe increasing use of marble, especially of dark-huedmarbles in panels and as wall-veneers in the more publicparts of palaces, such as… … Fig 173.—Arch Impost, Hotel deLauzun, Paris. RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, II 1715), classic formality in palace interiors progressivelydisappeared. Round corners and swaying curvesdominated all interior design, and the dignified andmonumental sumptuosity which had prevailed underthe artistic dictatorship…
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