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... supply of the country ' began to cultivate and store food , keep other animals to be a source of supply to him , live in larger communities than heretofore , and establish definite permanent settle- ments ' . As to the mental ...
... supply of the country ' began to cultivate and store food , keep other animals to be a source of supply to him , live in larger communities than heretofore , and establish definite permanent settle- ments ' . As to the mental ...
Page 88
... supplies we get from Ostia . A man of modest requirements could , in fact , get all he wanted from the neighbouring village which is separated from me by only one other estate . This village has three public baths which I find a great ...
... supplies we get from Ostia . A man of modest requirements could , in fact , get all he wanted from the neighbouring village which is separated from me by only one other estate . This village has three public baths which I find a great ...
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... supply of rain water . The nymphaeum con- veyed a different sentiment from the typical fountain of the East which extended its uses beyond the natural element to streams of wine , milk and honey . The concern of the Roman was more ...
... supply of rain water . The nymphaeum con- veyed a different sentiment from the typical fountain of the East which extended its uses beyond the natural element to streams of wine , milk and honey . The concern of the Roman was more ...
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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