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House 
Garden 
& 
Restraint and Classic 
influence are found in 
the style of Louis XIV. 
The moldings of the 
door frames are wide 
and deep, the tops often 
being rounded. Above 
important doors space 
was left for a decora¬ 
tive panel. Pilasters 
from dado to cornice 
were often introduced 
The style Louis XV, 
commonly known as 
Rococo, can be an 
abomination, but in the 
restrained form its un¬ 
dercut moldings and 
scroll panels are a gen¬ 
uine enrichment to the 
architectur al back¬ 
ground of a room. The 
panels often take any 
size to fit the wall space 
Revolting against the 
excesses of the Rococo, 
the style Louis XVI is 
marked by an absence 
of the scroll. The de¬ 
tails are refined. Mold¬ 
ings of cornice and over¬ 
door panels are simple. 
Square re-entering an¬ 
gles and rosettes were 
used at the corners of 
the panels 
The Empire style was 
an attempt to simplify 
the previous period by 
drawing directly on 
Classical designs. The 
wall was broken by 
a low wainscot. Orna¬ 
ment was centered in 
caps, pilasters and 
friezes of door and 
window openings and 
cornices 
