How to know architecture : the human elements in the evolution of styles (1914)
Wallis, Frank Edwin, 1862-1929 · New York : Harper and Brothers · leaf 240
ope, and he built up his country to his own honor andglory. This wonderful statesman was as keen as Henryin his encouragement of the arts and sciences, and archi-tecture began an auspicious activity. The period of studyand formulation which marked Henrys reign now beganto bear fruit. Not a great… … HOW TO KNOW ARCHITECTURE to modern students, and was lacking in the earlier periodof transition. The composition differs slightly, however, from thatimmediately following it, until during the long reign ofthe Grand Monarch, Louis XIV., the high point isreached, and we begin the downward glide in…
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