RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 



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28. "GRAND CERF ' INN, GRAND ANDELY : CHIMNEY-PIECE. 



Drawn by Philip Hepworth. 



little or no garden, and were surrounded by open forest bringing wild 

 game within easy reach. The Italians laid out gardens on a larger scale, 

 and revived many features of ancient Roman gardens statuary, sun- 

 dials, and obelisks ; quincunxes, topiary work, and patterned parterre. 

 They applied architectural treatment to the terraces, flights of steps and 

 balustrades, the summer-houses, well-houses, dovecotes, and orangeries. 



