European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects (1902)
Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932, Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926, Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston), 1860-1951, Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931, Honda, K · Philadelphia, H. T. Coates · leaf 39
TERRACING IS WORTHY OF CAREFUL STUDY Royal Villa Castello Near Florence The Italian Formal Garden the whole composition. There is enoui^^h architecture—not toomuch ; the contrasts are ne\er too violent; sculptures anddecorations are distributed with a rare sense of propriety ;the water works are… … LEVEL VILLA ALBANI III. The essential features of the Italian \illa gardens are easilystated : first, the selection of a sloping site, cut into terracesaffording a varied prospect from their successive levels. Sec-ondly, the distinctly architectural treatment of conspicuouspoints and features of…
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