Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 332
rong reaction among the nobility in the direction offreedom and license in every department of life and 248 RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, II art; a throwing off of the formahty and pompous dig-nity that had so long been the rule. There began agreat activity in the building of sumptuous mansionsfor the… … Fig. ISI.-^Keystoxe Decoratiok, Versailles. simplicity, even severity, of mass and detail. TheLatin tendency is dominant, but without the ostenta-tion of colossal orders and huge sculptured pediments,and here and there segmental arches and concave re-veals to the jambs of doorways appear, and bits…
Decoration and ornament
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