Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 · Boston, Roberts brothers · leaf 140
the west end, which was erected by Charles VIII. near theclose of the fifteenth century. The flamboyant tracery is of a restlesscharacter, all in very strong curves, and the glass is quite different fromthe gorgeous jewel-mosaics of the time of Saint Louis. The subjects areall from the Apocalypse.… … SAINT LOUIS IN THE SAINTE CHAPELLE. Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle. 81 because the vault is so much lower and nearer the eye.A curious detail may be mentioned in connection withthe religious services in the Sainte Chapelle. Theywere of a sumptuous description, as the treasurer,who was the chief…
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