THE STYLE OF FRANCIS I. 



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47. CASTI.E OF BLOIS : NORTH SIDE OF COURT (1515-19). 



Thirteenth Century. 



Charles of Orleans or 

 Louis XII. ; XV. 

 Century ; since de- 

 stroyed. 



Charles of Orleans or 

 Louis XII. ; XV. 

 Century; still stand- 

 ing. 



Louis XII. ; finished 

 1503- 



Francis I., c. 1515-30. 



[""I Gaston of Orleans, 

 1635-40 ; since de- 

 stroyed. 



[D Gaston of Orleans, 

 1635-40 ; still stand- 

 ing. 



3. CASTLE OF BLOIS : PLAN. 



SECULAR ARCHITECTURE. 



BLOIS. The first in date of Francis I.'s buildings is also the first 

 in importance and richness of decoration. He lost no time in enlarging 

 the castle of Blois (1515-19), which was the home of his wife, Claude, 

 daughter of Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany. The initials and 

 emblems of the king and queen enter largely into the decoration of the 



