France
A survey history of French art and architecture by Louis Hourticq, published in Paris by Hachette in 1911 for students and general readers. Halftone plates reproduce carved tomb effigies, church portals and canopied niches, allegorical statuary groups, and engraved cartouches framed by garlands, trophies and strapwork \u2014 a stock of ornament borders, figure silhouettes and architectural detail in soft grey tones.
