. Art in France. 174. OF TMF. I-OPKS AT A\ ICNON. FEUDAL ART AND CIVIC ART. FIG. 175.—KEEP OF THECHATEAU OF (Pliolo. Neurdein.) that everything in this castle was on a colossal scale; the panels of the battlements, the steps of the staircases, the benches and supports seem to have been constructed for giants; the whole is an object lesson on feudal power; in his donjon, the lord of Coucy could bid defiance to the world. This fortress was impregnable; butthe huge mass suffocated those whom itprotected. In the fourteenth century,the donjon was considered a very un-comfortable
. Art in France. 174. OF TMF. I-OPKS AT A\ ICNON. FEUDAL ART AND CIVIC ART. FIG. 175.—KEEP OF THECHATEAU OF (Pliolo. Neurdein.) that everything in this castle was on a colossal scale; the panels of the battlements, the steps of the staircases, the benches and supports seem to have been constructed for giants; the whole is an object lesson on feudal power; in his donjon, the lord of Coucy could bid defiance to the world. This fortress was impregnable; butthe huge mass suffocated those whom itprotected. In the fourteenth century,the donjon was considered a very un-comfortable dwelling; within the ram-parts, 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 curt
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