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 48
lay generally the same sense of proportion andscale that has been already referred to, and there is often atouch of the grotesque, of humor and exaggeration in theaccompanying sculpture, which like that of some of the statueson the terraces, enlivens the scene with a suggestion ofcomedy. Three… … FOUR SUPPORTING FIGURES BEARING THE INSIGNIA OF THE FARNESE FAMILYThe Central Fountain Villa Lante, Bagnaia Vignolas work, the amount of water used is infinitesimal, andall the fountains are treated with j^reat refinement of detailand smallness of scale, while in the flower-garden the fountainis…
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