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. 1840 Excerpt: ...on so small a scale, as to describe only the general outline proposed, without copying the detail of what has been executed. projecting regular polygon: this, therefore, became our model for the centre room of the north front, and this example not only furnished a precedent for a projecting room, but other parts of its ...
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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. 1840 Excerpt: ...on so small a scale, as to describe only the general outline proposed, without copying the detail of what has been executed. projecting regular polygon: this, therefore, became our model for the centre room of the north front, and this example not only furnished a precedent for a projecting room, but other parts of its composition peculiarly suited our situation. In the modern rage for removing to a distance all those objects which were deemed appendages to the ancient style of gardening, such as terraces, lofty walls, almshouses, quadrangular courts, &c.; a mistaken idea has prevailed, that the house should stand detached from every surrounding object: this injudicious taste has, in many parts of the kingdom, destroyed towns and villages, 'to give solitary importance to the insulated mansion. "The situation of Port Eliot figs. 113, 114, and 115, is apparently oppressed by its vicinity to St. Germain's and its stupendous cathedral fig. 115, whose magnitude and Pip;. 116. Ground plan of Port Eliot, ai.d the Ahhrr of St. Gcnnaia.. Re/rrtncet. a, Mausion and officer h. Proposed clolstar to join the mausion to the Ahhey. rf The Ah ey.J lofty situation forbid its being made subordinate to the mansion. Under such circumstances, instead of shrinking from this powerful neighbour, it will rather be advisable to attempt such an union as may extend the influence of this venerable pile to every part of the mansion. This I purpose to effect by a narrow building, or cloister fig. 115, 6, to connect the house with the Abbey, as shewn in the view fig. 114. The plan fig. 115 is introduced to shew how inconsiderable in proportion to the present buildings would be such addition, although it appears to be a work of great magnitude; and this being a deception arising fr...
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