Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening: Illustrating the Architectural Embellishment of Gardens, with Remarks on Landscape Gardening in Its Relation to ArchitectureLongmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 179 páginas |
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... . The following ex- ample shows a very short approach ; but , short as it is , it admits of being done badly . In fig . 17 the curve is continuous , and the house is screened . In fig . 18 the wheels would certainly 20 GARDEN ARCHITECTURE .
... . The following ex- ample shows a very short approach ; but , short as it is , it admits of being done badly . In fig . 17 the curve is continuous , and the house is screened . In fig . 18 the wheels would certainly 20 GARDEN ARCHITECTURE .
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... admit of the greatest variety of plan and elevation . A coped or architecturally kerbed mound is , however , a very ex- pensive piece of ornament ; 300l . is not an uncommon price . They are made in terra - cotta as well as in stone ...
... admit of the greatest variety of plan and elevation . A coped or architecturally kerbed mound is , however , a very ex- pensive piece of ornament ; 300l . is not an uncommon price . They are made in terra - cotta as well as in stone ...
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... admits of as much decoration as can be desired , and can dispense with it as well as can any style . Symmetry is not essential ; it seems to have comfort for its cha- racter , and to breathe an air of peace and plenty . For very rich ...
... admits of as much decoration as can be desired , and can dispense with it as well as can any style . Symmetry is not essential ; it seems to have comfort for its cha- racter , and to breathe an air of peace and plenty . For very rich ...
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... admits Where cemented walls are green outside and mil dewed within , the cause is damp rising from the ground and drawn upwards into the body of the wall by capillary attraction . Cement which is composed of road scrapings and mud from ...
... admits Where cemented walls are green outside and mil dewed within , the cause is damp rising from the ground and drawn upwards into the body of the wall by capillary attraction . Cement which is composed of road scrapings and mud from ...
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... admits of many of the fancies of the former with an addition of grottos , allées vertes , & c . As compared with the Dutch , there is an entire absence of canals , and a greater breadth of lawns ; compared with the Italian , it is ...
... admits of many of the fancies of the former with an addition of grottos , allées vertes , & c . As compared with the Dutch , there is an entire absence of canals , and a greater breadth of lawns ; compared with the Italian , it is ...
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