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Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateaux of France (1893)

Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir, 1867-1928 · New York : Scribner · leaf 153

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; the firstextent and strengthof these fortifica-tions, which circledthe whole area ofthe scattered build-ings of the castle,and isolated itlike an island fromthe surroundingcountry. The buildingshave three distinctdivisions : the Col-legiate Church inthe midst, with thedonjon and theprisons to the… … il p* STEEILE OF THE Eglisc ColUgialc AT LOCHES. Fiviii Iiollct Ic ]^uc. LOCHES 121 church which is the great architectural feature ofthe place. In France, says \iollct Ic Due, exactly on the border line which separatesbuildings with cupolas from those with none, thereis a strange and unique…

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