Lees, George Frederic William, 1872- · London : Methuen · leaf 368
s imbued with the principlesof the Renaissance, and was stirred to emula-tion of the masterpieces of Italy ; but thatemulation found expression, as we havealready seen in the case of Blois, Chambord,and Amboise, in originality, not in an imita-tion of the work of Rome or Florence. Asthe chateau was… … w A PICTURESQUE CORNER OF AZAY-LE-RIDEAU IN THE VALLEY OF THE INDRE 267 on one of two little branches of the Indre,and this position adds greatly to its picturesque-ness. Though ever a beautiful object, itperhaps looks its best in early autumn, whenthe mellow tints which four centuries havegiven to…
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