Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle
Viollet-le-Duc's Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française, published in Paris by B. Bance in 1854, is a technical reference dictionary of medieval French architecture from the eleventh to sixteenth centuries, written for architects and students. Its plates are precise line drawings of capitals, tracery, ironwork and column details, showing how Gothic ornament is built up from stylised foliage and scrolls that a designer could adapt for decorative borders, carved panels or wrought metalwork.
