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Page 47
... terrace bordered with shaped Irish yews . Raised terraces , as at Montacute , were one of the most usual features of an Elizabethan garden . A terrace would be formed along the façade of the house from which a flight of stone steps ...
... terrace bordered with shaped Irish yews . Raised terraces , as at Montacute , were one of the most usual features of an Elizabethan garden . A terrace would be formed along the façade of the house from which a flight of stone steps ...
Page 48
... terrace surrounding the lawn which is con- temporary with the splendid Elizabethan house , and at Kirby Hall there is a terrace , raised about eight feet , extending along the north side of the garden . It forms a suitable background to ...
... terrace surrounding the lawn which is con- temporary with the splendid Elizabethan house , and at Kirby Hall there is a terrace , raised about eight feet , extending along the north side of the garden . It forms a suitable background to ...
Page 52
... terrace bounded by a balustrade , perhaps protected at either end , as at Bramshill , by loggias in projecting wings , or completely surrounding the building as at Lulworth Castle in Dorset . From the terrace , flights of stone steps ...
... terrace bounded by a balustrade , perhaps protected at either end , as at Bramshill , by loggias in projecting wings , or completely surrounding the building as at Lulworth Castle in Dorset . From the terrace , flights of stone steps ...
Contents
THE SEARCH FOR SUSTENANCE | 9 |
THE AGE OF SYMMETRY | 31 |
THE RETURN TO NATURE | 69 |
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