mid-fifteenth

Updated: May 13, 2025

The origin of garden-making in France, in the best accepted sense of the term, properly began with the later years of the thirteenth century and the early years of the fourteenth; continuing the tradition, remained distinctly French until the mid-fifteenth century, for the Italian influence did not begin to make itself felt until after the Italian wars and travels of Charles VIII, Louis XI and Francis I.

M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield - Royal Palaces and Parks of France