Louis Treize

American  

[trez, trez] / trɛz, trɛz /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early 17th century, characterized by a gradual transition from the free invention and composition of the renaissance to the classicism of the Louis Quatorze period.

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Louis Treize British  

/ trɛz /

adjective

1. of or relating to the style of furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XIII of France, with rich decorative features based on classical models

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Etymology

Origin of Louis Treize

1880–85; < French: Louis XIII

Example Sentences

Within a quarter of an hour the Englishmen had all been transferred to the Louis Treize, and an officer and half a dozen men left in charge of the prize.

From With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne by Strang, Herbert

Then the Gavotte in this book is as graceful and catching as the Gavotte de Louis Treize, and would be in great request with orchestras and bands everywhere.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 5, 1890 by Various

He did not know anything about the time, and his wicked Marquis de Villebelle is not early Louis Treize at all, but rather late Louis Quinze.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

It would be quite in the style of Louis Treize were the stonework not too heavy and elaborate, and the façade too high for its length.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

Mamma and I have an invitation to spend a week at Besançon—you know, it's the splendid old chateau Louis Treize used to love to visit.

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham