. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. 202 The Art of Landscape Gardening one front embosomed in wood, that front should be so extended as to distinguish the site of the mansion with adequate importance. In such a situation it would be difficult to produce the same greatness of character by a regular Grecian edifice; that will be effected by the irregularity of out- line in the proposed house, offices, and stables; and in defence of this picturesque style I shall take the liberty to transcribe, in a note," the very judicious remarks of R. L. Girardin, Viscomte d'Ermenonvi
. The art of landscape gardening . Landscape gardening. 202 The Art of Landscape Gardening one front embosomed in wood, that front should be so extended as to distinguish the site of the mansion with adequate importance. In such a situation it would be difficult to produce the same greatness of character by a regular Grecian edifice; that will be effected by the irregularity of out- line in the proposed house, offices, and stables; and in defence of this picturesque style I shall take the liberty to transcribe, in a note," the very judicious remarks of R. L. Girardin, Viscomte d'Ermenonville. A plan of the house proposed for this situation is added [Fig. 24], to shew how conveniently the com-. Fig. 24. Examples of a plan for an extended front on the steep side of a hill. forts of modern habitations may be adapted to an- cient magnificence; and I rejoice in observing that many large houses are at this time building, or alter- ing, in this irregular style, under the direction of one of our most eminent architects. I may mention those of Cashiobury and Wickham Market, which disdain the spruce affectation of symmetry so fatal to the Gothic character. When a house, as in the foregoing instance, is to be built on the side of a hill or on an inclined plane, it is hardly possible to dispose it in any other form than that of an extended front: but this supposes a certain. 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 Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818; Nolen, John, 1869-1937; American Society of Landscape Architects. Boston : Houghton Mifflin
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