. Art in France. -PALAIS CARDINAL ( BIBLIOTHEQCENATIONALE), PARIS. ART IN FRANCE. 379.— FOINTAIN IN THE CARUKNOF THE LIXEMBOLRG, PARIS. rules of Vitruvius. commercialadverlisemenls now hang uponthe crumbling cornices andweather-worn stone (Figs. 377, 378). The wealthier citizens hadalso country-houses (maisonsdes champs), where they couldentertain their guests on a largerscale. These houses retained notrace of the feudal constructionstill visible in the chateaux of thesixteenth century. They areregular buildings, square in plan;the fagades, though they areornamented with pilasters andpediments
. Art in France. -PALAIS CARDINAL ( BIBLIOTHEQCENATIONALE), PARIS. ART IN FRANCE. 379.— FOINTAIN IN THE CARUKNOF THE LIXEMBOLRG, PARIS. rules of Vitruvius. commercialadverlisemenls now hang uponthe crumbling cornices andweather-worn stone (Figs. 377, 378). The wealthier citizens hadalso country-houses (maisonsdes champs), where they couldentertain their guests on a largerscale. These houses retained notrace of the feudal constructionstill visible in the chateaux of thesixteenth century. They areregular buildings, square in plan;the fagades, though they areornamented with pilasters andpediments, owe their agreeableelegance to the design of thewindows and the beautiful roofs. Lateral buildings project, enclos-ing a fore-court; the building itself seems to be coming to meet thevisitor and conduct him to the hospitable threshold. How differentare these cheerful dwellings from the closely guarded, distrustfulItalian palaces! At the back of the house, the garden presentsitself as a kind of perennial gala decoration; flowers or clippedshrubs make a heavv lace-work on
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