Menuiseries des xviie et xviiie siècles

Abstract

The original colours of doors and windows in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century buildings can be discovered by carrying out probes on original samples that have survived. Observations were systematically recorded during restoration work and have produced very coherent results. In window casings, a fairly deep grey is the rule. Changes in intensity do not appear to follow a clear trend, however. Few elements of window joinery have been left ‘au naturel’. Research on portes-cochères (carriage gates) was more limited but confirms the use of very dark colours.

Keywords

• abbaye de Saint-Denis
• abbaye du Val-de-Grâce
• barlotière
• cheville
• croisée
• hôtel de Choiseul-Praslin