"'They order', said I, 'this matter better in France.'"
I am quoting Laurence Sterne's Prologue to A Sentimental
Journey through France and Italy, not to allude, as he
does, to amorous adventures—although what I speak of
does involve love—but to the writing, photography and
production of books on the art of design, which in France
have always been well-ordered, accorded a seriousness.
The occasion for my thoughts is an appreciation of
the repertoire of decorative arts studies by French
author, Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery. Of de Nicolay's
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