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Page 232
... carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from the Western conception of art , of the use of curving lines in gardens instead of straight ...
... carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from the Western conception of art , of the use of curving lines in gardens instead of straight ...
Page 232
... carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from the Western conception of art , of the use of curving lines in gardens instead of straight ...
... carried to a fine point of conscious yet careless perfection . Had it not been for the travellers ' tales of these striking divergencies from the Western conception of art , of the use of curving lines in gardens instead of straight ...
Page 287
... carried the new method of architecture to still further lengths when he built the Crystal Palace . His service as the first architect in metal and glass was suitably rewarded by a knighthood . At Kew culture under glass was carried on ...
... carried the new method of architecture to still further lengths when he built the Crystal Palace . His service as the first architect in metal and glass was suitably rewarded by a knighthood . At Kew culture under glass was carried on ...
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amongst ancient appeared architecture arrangement artificial artistic avenues beauty became beds birds built canals Capability Brown centre century charm Chinese Chinese gardens cloister colour court cultivation Cut-work cypress decorative delight Dutch effect Egypt England English gardening fact fashion flowering plants flowers fountain French fruit grass Greece Greek green grotto ground groves Hampton Court hedges Helen Allingham herbs hills history of gardening horticulture idea Italian Italy land landscape later lawns lines manner marble medieval ment modern motive nature never ornament painting palace paradise park parterres period Persia Persian garden phase picture plants pleasure Pliny Pope Reginald Blomfield religious Renaissance Roman Rome roses scene scheme scientific seats shade side space spirit style surroundings symbolism taste temple terraces tion topiary tradition trees Tudor period variety VAUX-LE-VICOMTE Versailles villas violets walks walls wild Younger Pliny