Royal Palaces and Parks of France : 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

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Oct 22, 2015

Number of Pages: 150 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1517718406

ISBN-13: 9781517718404