. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. Theory and Practice the opening b c, in one direction, and d e in the other, neither comprehending more than twenty or thirty de- grees. But if he removes to a near the windows, he will then see all the objects, within the angle f g, in one direction,-or h i in the other; yet it is obvious that,even from these spots, that part of the landscape which lies. F'g- 9- betwixt the extreme lines of vision f and h will be invis- ible, or at least seen with difficulty, by placing the eye much nearer to the window than is always convenient. From he

. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. Theory and Practice the opening b c, in one direction, and d e in the other, neither comprehending more than twenty or thirty de- grees. But if he removes to a near the windows, he will then see all the objects, within the angle f g, in one direction,-or h i in the other; yet it is obvious that,even from these spots, that part of the landscape which lies. F'g- 9- betwixt the extreme lines of vision f and h will be invis- ible, or at least seen with difficulty, by placing the eye much nearer to the window than is always convenient. From he

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. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. Theory and Practice the opening b c, in one direction, and d e in the other, neither comprehending more than twenty or thirty de- grees. But if he removes to a near the windows, he will then see all the objects, within the angle f g, in one direction,-or h i in the other; yet it is obvious that,even from these spots, that part of the landscape which lies. F'g- 9- betwixt the extreme lines of vision f and h will be invis- ible, or at least seen with difficulty, by placing the eye much nearer to the window than is always convenient. From hence it follows that, to obtain so much of a view as may be expected,"' it is not sufficient to have a cross-light, or windows, in two sides of the room, at right angles with each other, but there must be one in an oblique direction, which can only be obtained by a bow-window: and although there may be some advant- age in making the different views from a house distinct landscapes, yet as the villa requires a more extensive prospect than a constant residence, so the bow-window is peculiarly applicable to the villa. I must acknow- ledge that its external appearance is not always orna- mental, especially as it is often forced upon obscure buildings, where no view is presented, near great towns,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818; Nolen, John, 1869-1937; American Society of Landscape Architects. Boston : Houghton Mifflin