Old Touraine; the life and history of the famous chateaux of France (1893)
Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir, 1867-1928 · New York : Scribner · leaf 139
asp and actuality of move-ment and organic strength, the very warts upon itsscaly back add one more touch of life to this extra-ordinary carving. But the wonders of this perfect structure do notcease with the sculpture upon its outward walls. Thestairs wind upwards, folding round their central… … l.NTKKIUK (.IF THE dlEN hlAlKCAbli I.\ THE \\T.-- ,is I. A1 ia,in>. BLOIS 121 of the column which supports the whole ; its wavinglines rush upwards like a flame blown from beneath,or like the fl}ing spiral of a jet of water falling fastyet strongly from a height ; there is in it a beautythat is…
Castles -- France Touraine · Touraine (France) -- History
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