, ▁which ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Sar ac en ic ▁work men ▁for ▁the ▁Norm ans , ▁are ▁fine ▁examples ▁and ▁in ▁good ▁pres ervation . ▁A ▁somewhat ▁similar ▁decor ative ▁class ▁of ▁door ▁to ▁these ▁latter ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Ver ona , ▁where ▁the ▁edges ▁of ▁the ▁st iles ▁and ▁rails ▁are ▁be ve led ▁and ▁not ched . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁period ▁the ▁Italian ▁doors ▁are ▁quite ▁simple , ▁their ▁architect s ▁trust ing ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁door ways ▁for ▁effect ; ▁but ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Germany ▁the ▁contrary ▁is ▁the ▁case , ▁the ▁doors ▁being ▁elabor ately ▁car ved , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁and ▁Louis ▁XV ▁periods , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁with ▁architect ural ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁columns ▁and ▁ent abl atures ▁with ▁ped iment ▁and ▁nich es , ▁the ▁door way ▁being ▁in ▁plain ▁m ason ry . ▁While ▁in ▁Italy ▁the ▁t endency ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁scale ▁by ▁increasing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pan els , ▁in ▁France ▁the ▁contrary ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁rule ; ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁doors ▁at ▁Font aine ble au , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁two ▁leaves , ▁is ▁entirely ▁carried ▁out ▁as ▁if ▁consisting ▁of ▁one ▁great ▁panel ▁only . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁Renaissance ▁doors ▁in ▁France ▁are ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁Sau ve ur ▁at ▁A ix ▁( 1 5 0 3 ). ▁In ▁the ▁lower ▁pan els ▁there ▁are ▁figures ▁. ▁high ▁in ▁Goth ic ▁nich es , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁pan els