Royal Palaces and Parks of France (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517718404)

The modern traveller sees something beyond mere facts. Historical material as identified with the life of some great architectural glory is something more than a mere repetition of chronologies; the sidelights and the co-related incidents, though indeed many of them may be but hearsay, are quite as interesting, quite as necessary, in fact, for the proper appreciation of a famous palace or chateau as long columns of dates, or an evolved genealogical tree which attempts to make plain that which could be better left unexplained. The glamour of history would be considerably dimmed if everything was explained, and a very seamy block of marble may be chiselled into a very acceptable statue if the workman but knows how to avoid the doubtful parts.

Author: M. F. Mansfield
ISBN-10: 1517718406
ISBN-13: 9781517718404
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/22/2015
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.32d