Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 144
eing probably theearliest example of the systematic use of fragments ofantique sculpture in an architectural elevation. But thisfacade, with its charming central loggia, is sufficientlywell known to make a detailed description superfluous,and it need be studied here only in relation to its… … ROMAN VILLAS to disturb the original design. The gardens are stillapproached by a long shady alley which ascends fromthe piazza before the entrance; and they are still di-vided into a symmetrically planted grove, a flower-gar-den before the house, and an upper wild-wood witha straight path leading…
