French Wood Carvings From the National Museums, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from French Wood Carvings From the National Museums, Vol. 3: Printed in Collotype From Photographs Specially Taken From the Carvings Direct, Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturiesOf the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in the styles usually known as Louis XIV., Louis XV. And Louis XVI. This classification is generally admitted to be very unsatisfactory, but it is doubtful if one would not add to the difficulties by increasing the number of styles. A writer in the 'dictionary of Architecture, ' issued by the Architectural Publication Society, says, the only logical thing to do is to subdivide the reign of Louis XIV. Into six periods, that of Louis XV. Into eight, and that of Louis XVI. Into three, calling each after the artist or the person whose in¿uence was paramount. All I would ask the student to bear in mind is, that in the early, middle, and late periods of Louis XIV. And Louis XV., distinct varieties are to be found, which should be duly noticed. On no point of French art is there so much difference of opinion, as on the dates to be assigned to the carvings of these reigns. Not only do experts take entirely different views, but hardly any two books agree on the subject, except, of course, in cases that can be proved by documentary evidence. The examples here selected have been chosen with a view to make known the carvings in our national museums rather than to give a chronological series of the styles, which our collections do not admit of. This, however, should in no way detract from their value to the student.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.