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A modern adaptation of Louis XV. 
There have been used Louis XV 
panel heads and a built-in china 
closet showing Louis XV Provence 
spirit. The room shows how a period 
effect can be obtained by a small 
amount of carving. Francis A. Nel¬ 
son, architect 
Great dignity and simplicity charac¬ 
terize the paneling of our American 
Colonial period. This example from 
the House of Seven Gables shows the 
fireplace arrangement of panels 
Of the two sketches, the first shows 
the arrangement of Louis XIV pan¬ 
els, by Le Pautre, the famous de¬ 
signer. The other Louis XIV ex¬ 
ample is a door from Versailles 
A Louis XVI example from the 
Chateau of Versailles shows the typi¬ 
cal simplicity of its architectural 
form and the symmetrical placing 
and character of the ornaments 
The use of paneling for an over¬ 
door is shown in this example of 
Louis XV work. It is a typical sec¬ 
tion of a paneled wall of that inter¬ 
esting period in decorative work 
The Regence is represented in 
this section of a paneled salon. 
It is a very restrained exam¬ 
ple of the period and is prin¬ 
cipally characterized as to 
style by the large surfaces 
given up to painted decora¬ 
tion in the over-doors and 
also in the panel above the 
mantel over the mirror 
