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Page 35
... lines . In the gardens the channels were shallower to allow for the watering of the smaller patches of ground used for vegetables and flowers ; but the curve as a factor in design was excluded for practical reasons , quite apart from ...
... lines . In the gardens the channels were shallower to allow for the watering of the smaller patches of ground used for vegetables and flowers ; but the curve as a factor in design was excluded for practical reasons , quite apart from ...
Page 161
... lines , regularly diverging from different large open spaces , resembling public squares ; and the hedges , with which they are bordered , are raised , in imitation of walls , adorned with pilasters , niches , windows and doors , or cut ...
... lines , regularly diverging from different large open spaces , resembling public squares ; and the hedges , with which they are bordered , are raised , in imitation of walls , adorned with pilasters , niches , windows and doors , or cut ...
Page 252
... essentially homely and intimate . The newer fashion by re- versing the rectilinear principle dealt with sinuous and serpentine lines - the line that Hogarth defined as the line of beauty , suggestive of vastness , 252 A SHORT HISTORY OF ...
... essentially homely and intimate . The newer fashion by re- versing the rectilinear principle dealt with sinuous and serpentine lines - the line that Hogarth defined as the line of beauty , suggestive of vastness , 252 A SHORT HISTORY OF ...
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