Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 355
by J^. J/ansart,uncle of J. H. Mansart.In this the proportionsof the central and ter-minal pavilions, themass and lines of thesteep roof a la Man-sarde, the simple andeffective use of the orders, and the refinement of all the de-tails impart a grace of aspect rare in contemporary works.The same… … I-IG. 152. — UOIME OF lilK IN \ Al.l IjKS. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 323 THE DECLINE. Under Louis XV. the pedantry of theclassic period gave place to a protracted struggle betweenlicense and the severest classical correctness. The exte-rior desia:ns of this time were often even more…
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