American country houses of to-day; an illustrated account of some excellent houses built and gardens planted during the last few years, showing unmistakable influence of the modern trend in ideals architectural (1915)
Howe, Samuel, 1854- · New York Architectural Book Pub. Co. P. Wenzel and M. Krakow · leaf 72
kground contributes to the general scheme. Somany people demand ornament. This happy little place is far away from theclamor, rush and excitement of the woild. Reflected lights count here and,as if adding to the painters delight in mystifications and color, a pool ap-pears that the sky may be… … ^^- ;^iH=/^: i ^^H^ THE PLA.V OF THE PL.VCE IS EVERYTHING The skill in devising rooms in relation to outlook and in-tercommunication is here shown. The relative scale betweenrooms is of interest, the loggia and gallery well contrived
Architecture, Domestic · Landscape gardening
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