THE CHÂTEAUX OF BLOIS (DIAGRAM) 71 CYPHER OF FRANÇOIS PREMIER AND CLAUDE OF FRANCE, AT BLOIS 72 NATIVE TYPES IN THE SOLOGNE 89 DONJON OF MONTRICHARD facing 92 ARMS OF FRANÇOIS PREMIER, AT CHAMBORD 99 PLAN OF CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD 103 CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD facing 104 CHÂTEAU DE CHEVERNY facing 110 CHEVERNY-SUR-LOIRE 113 CHAUMONT facing 116 SIGNATURE OF DIANE DE POITIERS 118 THE LOIRE IN TOURAINE facing 134 THE VINTAGE IN TOURAINE facing 142 CHÂTEAU D'AMBOISE facing 148 SCULPTURE FROM THE CHAPELLE DE ST. HUBERT facing 164 CYPHER OF ANNE DE BRETAGNE, HÔTEL DE VILLE, AMBOISE 168 CHÂTEAU DE CHENONCEAUX facing 178 CHÂTEAU DE CHENONCEAUX (DIAGRAM) 179 LOCHES 189 LOCHES AND ITS CHURCH facing 192 SKETCH PLAN OF LOCHES 198 ST. OURS, LOCHES facing 198 TOURS facing 202 ARMS OF THE PRINTERS, _AVOCATS_, AND INNKEEPERS, TOURS 205 SCENE IN THE QUARTIER DE LA CATHÉDRALE, TOURS facing 208 PLESSIS-LES-TOURS IN THE TIME OF LOUIS XI. 213 ENVIRONS OF TOURS (MAP) 219 A VINEYARD OF VOUVRAY facing 222 MEDIÆVAL STAIRWAY AND THE CHÂTEAU DE LUYNES facing 224 RUINS OF CINQ-MARS facing 228 CHÂTEAU DE LANGEAIS facing 232 ARMS OF LOUIS XII. AND ANNE DE BRETAGNE 237 CHÂTEAU D'AZAY-LE-RIDEAU facing 244 CHÂTEAU D'USSÉ facing 248 THE ROOF-TOPS OF CHINON facing 252 RABELAIS 255 CHÂTEAU DE CHINON facing 258 CUISINES, FONTEVRAULT 265 CHÂTEAU DE SAUMUR facing 276 THE PONTS DE CÉ facing 284 CHÂTEAU D'ANGERS facing 288 ENVIRONS OF NANTES (MAP) 297 DONJON OF THE CHÂTEAU DE CLISSON facing 306