This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1718 Excerpt: ...bulky Arms, high extended, appear like Giants to defend the Entrance of the Conservatory: Turning to the left you find a spacious Pavement Walk, the whole Length K 3 of of the Front of the House and Green house, at each End whereof are Paintings in Niches representing Statues. To this Pavement in the Summer are carry'd ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1718 Excerpt: ...bulky Arms, high extended, appear like Giants to defend the Entrance of the Conservatory: Turning to the left you find a spacious Pavement Walk, the whole Length K 3 of of the Front of the House and Green house, at each End whereof are Paintings in Niches representing Statues. To this Pavement in the Summer are carry'd Orange-Trees, Lemons, round-headed Bays, &c. in Tubs, and plac'd in Rows, so as to make a most delightful Walk before the whole Front, which is continu'd on the left against the Side of a Terrace-Walk, to the upper Part of the first Parterre: The Parterre is ait into four Quarters of Grafs and Gravel, of various Forms, the Borders adjoining to the principal Gravel Walk, leading to the main Door of the Front, being set off with large Pyramid Silver Hollies, Ews, &c. having painted Iron Rods with gilded Nobs for their Support, and the Center-Sides, &c. with round-headed Laurels exactly clipt, Bays, small Pyramid Ews, &e. Facing the Front of the Green-house is a running Canal of clear Water, about a hundred Yards in Lengths at the upper End, in an enlarg'd Circle, with a high Head of fine Stone, is a Fountain which casts Water above sixty Foot in Height, and great Variety of small Pipes playing all round, which entirely fill the Circle or Head of the Canal. In this Canal several Sorts of Fish are con fin'd, fin'd, as Trout, Perch, Carp, &c. of a very Jarge Size, and tho' it is deep, yet the Water is so transparent that you may easily discover the scalely Residents, even those of the smallest Dimensions: And this Canal is so very much freqented in the Summer, that the Fish will not be disturb'd at your Approach 5 but are almost as tame as the Swans, (two whereof continually waft themselves with Grandeur in this Canal) which wi...
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Add this copy of Ichnographia Rustica Volume. 3; Or, the Nobleman, to cart. $73.85, like new condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Rarebooksclub.com.
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