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RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 



282. DESIGN FOR CHIMNEY-PIECE, BY J. LE PAUTRE, WITH ALTERNATIVE 



TREATMENTS. 



and 282). In an alternative and less lofty type, already exemplified 

 under Louis XIII., the surround of the fire opening is immediately 

 surmounted by a pediment, attic or pedestal, the whole feature being 

 about a third of the height of the room, and the space above fol- 

 lowing the general scheme of the walls. Mirrors began to be used 



