A study of the Architectural Decoration in France, from Francois I to Louis XVI. It offeres descriptions of a suite of buildings which represent the main stages of the Renaissance, followed by illustrations, elevations, sections and plans of Paneling, Ceilings, Vaults, Fireplaces, Doors, Windows, Fountains, Grilles, Stalls, Precher Chairs, Altars, Libraries, Tombs, Vases, Glasses, etc. Building included: Church of Tillieres; Castle of Louey; Castle of Ecouen; Castle of Oiron; House in Sarlat; Castle of Baynac; City Hall of La Rochelle; Cathedral of Bayeux; St. Peter's Church, Toulouse; Council Chamber, at the Court of Assizes of the Seine; Pavilion of the Arquebusiers, at Soissons; House in Abbeville; Museum of the Cluny Hotel; Chapel of the Hotel-Dieu; Houses in Poitiers and La Rochelle; Church Saint-Etienne du Mont, Paris; Old Hotel Dangeau, Place Royale; Gallery of Apollo, Louvre Palace; Salon of Diane, Palace of Versailles; War Room, Palace of Versailles; Gardens of the Palace of Versailles; Castle of Marly; Salon of the Medals, Palace of Versailles; Castle of Rambouillet; Hotel of Soubise; Ministry of Public Works, Paris; Woodwork at Petit Trianon; Post Office, Paris; Hotel Nourissart, Limoges; Hotel of M. Cosserat, Amiens; Hotel of Bouflers, Boulevard of the Italians; Hotel Vigier, Quai Voltaire; Prefecture Hotel, Lille; Hotel in Lyon.
Rouyer, Eugène (1827-1901), architect
A volume that concentrates on the study of the arched architectural practices (walls, vaults, cupolas, niches, chaining of structures) in the Byzantium. The text is accompanied by numerous illustrations, plans, elevations, and sections, some at scale. Buildings included are: Thermal baths of Hierapolis; Foothills of Saint Sophia, Constantinople; Baths at Nicomedie; Collaterals of St. Sophia, Salonika; Arch of Constantine, Salonika; Basilica of the Trinite, Ephesus; Fortifications of Nicea; Basilica of Saint Dimitri, Salonika; Chapel annexed to the Saint Pantelemon Church, Salonika; Monastery of the Holy Apostles, Salonika; Store in Zograf, Athos; Fireplace at Xenophontos, Athos; Monastery of St. Paul, Athos; Theater of Djerach; Acropolis of Pergamum; Sangarius Bridge; Store at Vatopedi Monastery, Athos; Fireplace at the Monastery of Iviron, Athos; Shelter of a well at the Monastery of Chilandari, Athos; Tombeaud of Saint Dimitri, Salonika; Door under the platform Haram ech Cherif, Jerusalem; Philadelphia Basilica; Baslica Saint George in Sardis; Vestibule of a civil building, Sardis; Tomb of Placidia, Ravenna; Tanks at Nicomedie and Constantinople; Cupolas at Ravenna, Constantinople, Nicea and Damascus; Saint Serge of Constantinople; Rotunda of Minerva Medica, Rome; St. George, Salonika.
Choisy, Auguste (1841-1909), architectural historian
