An encyclopædia of cottage, farm, and villa architecture and furniture : containing numerous designs for dwellings from the cottage to the villa including farm houses, farmeries, and other agricultural buildings, several designs for country inns, public houses, and parochial schools, with the requisite fittings-up fixtures and furniture ; and appropriate offices, gardens and garden scenery ; each design accompanied by analytical and critical marks illustrative of the principles of archtiectural science and taste on whihc it is composed (1836)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843 · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, and sold by John Weale, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn · leaf 37
, the reason being that a smaller extent of surface is exposedto the exterior atmosphere. 24. Aspect. With reference to Britain, and to the flat countries of most parts of Europe,the mildest aspect is the south-east, and, therefore, the door of a cottage should, if possible,be placed on that side.… … shine on all the exterior walls of the cottasre, and also in at all the windows, every fine dayin the year, for the sake of keeping the walls dry, and the interior warm and cheerful. Thisobject may be accomplished by placing any building, which is, or can be, resolved into asquare, or…
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