Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 410
Noailles family, going backto the times of the Crusaders and coming downto the twentieth century. The apartments of Madame de Maintenonform that portion of the chateau which has thechief sentimental interest. In an ante-chamberis a chaise a porteurs once having l)elonged tothe Marquise, and her… … Maintenon 307 piece is a portrait of Louis XIV, after Rigaud,and, finally, the oratory is ornamented by aseries of elegant sculptures in wood and a magnif-icent Boule coffer. In the left wing is found a beautiful chapelof the fifteenth century, which is very pure instyle. It is decorated with a…
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