. Art in France. arts, houses were erected against thewalls, and the height of the curtainswas raised for their protection. Thebuilding gradually improved; on theexterior, it still presented a hostile face,with solid walls, pierced only by narrowloopholes; but this sturdy outer shellnow enclosed a mansion. The gracefulfagades that gave on the inner courthad large windows and spacious bal-conies, crowned by high roofs which are seen from a distancerising above the curtains; here the architect was able to indulge his Gothic fancy in decorat-ing dormer windows andchimneys. For the noble, im-priso
. Art in France. arts, houses were erected against thewalls, and the height of the curtainswas raised for their protection. Thebuilding gradually improved; on theexterior, it still presented a hostile face,with solid walls, pierced only by narrowloopholes; but this sturdy outer shellnow enclosed a mansion. The gracefulfagades that gave on the inner courthad large windows and spacious bal-conies, crowned by high roofs which are seen from a distancerising above the curtains; here the architect was able to indulge his Gothic fancy in decorat-ing dormer windows andchimneys. For the noble, im-prisoned in his castle, theprincipal amusement wasno doubt a walk along thebarbican or covered way,at the top of the curtainsand towers; through theloopholes he cculd con-template from afar theplain, the forest, thevillage; he enjoyed inanticipation the pleasureof a gallop in the opencountry. The casde of Pierrefonds, built at the beginning of thefifteenth century and restored by Viollet-le-Duc, shows how skilfully 89. FIG. 176.—CHATEAU OF PIERREFONDS. (Pholo. Neurdein.) ART IN FRANCE
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