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... English country house , belong- ing to the wealthier classes first came into prom- inence . Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren were the two outstanding English architects of the time , with Vanbrugh , Webb and Talman closely behind ...
... English country house , belong- ing to the wealthier classes first came into prom- inence . Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren were the two outstanding English architects of the time , with Vanbrugh , Webb and Talman closely behind ...
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... English imagination for the reason that the climate and soil did not render these devices necessary , and no artifice is likely to endure as a recognized convention unless it is found to be essential for the convenience and comfort of ...
... English imagination for the reason that the climate and soil did not render these devices necessary , and no artifice is likely to endure as a recognized convention unless it is found to be essential for the convenience and comfort of ...
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... English Flower Garden , The , 298 , 299 , 302 ' English Garden ' , The , 176 , 213 , 232 Evelyn , 223-5 Expansion of England , 194 Faure , Elie , 57 , 112 , 113 , 118 , 142 Flower Show , 290 , 301 Flower symbolism , 27 , 73 , 263 ...
... English Flower Garden , The , 298 , 299 , 302 ' English Garden ' , The , 176 , 213 , 232 Evelyn , 223-5 Expansion of England , 194 Faure , Elie , 57 , 112 , 113 , 118 , 142 Flower Show , 290 , 301 Flower symbolism , 27 , 73 , 263 ...
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