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Definition of Mansart
1. Noun. French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mansart
Literary usage of Mansart
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"He studied architecture with Francois mansart and Liberal Bruant (see Bruant,
... Oct. 22, 1675, 803 Hardouin-mansart was appointed architecte du roi and ..."
2. French Secondary Schools: An Account of the Origin, Development and Present by Frederic Ernest Farrington (1910)
"... legio divae Barbarae Parisius ; in quo quidem cursu artium Petrus mansart,
... dudum defunctus est, certifico eumdem Petrum mansart fuisse verum artium ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Chanzy, was here defeated and almost annihilated by Prince Frederick Charles of
Prussia. The town itself was occupied by the Germans on Jan. 12. mansart ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"But even then the architect, Jules Hardouin mansart, might have redeemed his
reputation by buildings of greater interest than those which now exist. ..."
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