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- in keeping with the recommendations of Langley, whose treatises were owned by Washington. The texts of Langley and Miller exemplify the gradual shift away80 KB (11,541 words) - 13:25, April 12, 2021
- marked by b. Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. IX. Batty Langley, One of two “Designs146 KB (20,921 words) - 14:54, August 13, 2021
- landscape aesthetics in the early 18th century. In 1728, English writer Batty Langley discouraged the use of embroidery, compartiment, or cut-work parterres by62 KB (8,610 words) - 10:50, April 6, 2021
- Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. IX. “Canals X and Z” Batty Langley, One32 KB (4,191 words) - 10:41, April 6, 2021
- Thaxter-Lincoln House, 18th century. Batty Langley, Garden with a canal, in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. IV. Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful89 KB (11,855 words) - 18:59, August 10, 2021
- etc...” Batty Langley, “Design of an Avenue with its Wildernesses on each Side,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. V. Batty Langley, “Several Designs40 KB (5,678 words) - 17:24, August 19, 2021
- provided a transition between the built architecture and the grounds, as Batty Langley, Bernard M'Mahon, John Abercrombie, and A. J. Downing all noted. The terrace72 KB (10,105 words) - 19:45, August 10, 2021
- Praising the merits of turf had a long tradition in treatise writing. Batty Langley (1728) included several unadorned “parterres of grass” in his designs, noting108 KB (14,954 words) - 15:38, August 13, 2021
- fronting the House; the execution of which was prevented by Sir John’s Death.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: 195) “General80 KB (11,249 words) - 19:23, August 12, 2021
- Batty Langley, “All the Geometrical Diagrams of the Problems contain'd in the first Part,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. I. Batty Langley, The61 KB (8,699 words) - 13:31, April 12, 2021
- mentioned the statue as an ornament and set forth varied typologies. Batty Langley (1728), for example, categorized statues according to their arrangement60 KB (7,896 words) - 19:37, August 12, 2021
- particularly necessary where the Scituation [sic] of a House is on a large Flat.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: vi–vii, 195–99)21 KB (2,805 words) - 16:21, April 1, 2021
- will tell.” Batty Langley, “Design of a Small Garden Situated in a Park,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. XII. Batty Langley, “Part of a Park87 KB (12,484 words) - 13:27, April 12, 2021
- Philbuds and Berberries, to make it still the more compleat and delightful.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728: vii–ix, xiii) “Plate III88 KB (12,511 words) - 20:49, March 29, 2021
- pl. 10. Batty Langley, “Several Designs for Wildernesses and Labyrinths,” in New Principles of Gardening (1728), pl. VII. Batty Langley, “An Improvement35 KB (4,352 words) - 09:47, March 4, 2021
- the overflow of this fountain, or from a filtering drain from the canal.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: 195–202) “General28 KB (3,634 words) - 15:51, April 8, 2021
- descending from the Chinese temple to the walk which borders the pond.” Batty Langley, “Frontispieces of Trellis Work for the Entrances into Temples of View,44 KB (5,866 words) - 14:29, April 1, 2021
- either of these conditions to the present one, beautiful as it may be?” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: XIV) We having31 KB (4,281 words) - 17:44, February 3, 2021
- incorporation of agricultural features into ornamental contexts: Batty Langley (1728) recommended “Little Walks by purling streams in Meadows” as “delightful31 KB (4,224 words) - 18:49, August 12, 2021
- wooden post-and-lintel type, to stone-arched piazzas depicted by Batty Langley [Fig. 3] and mentioned in 1839 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia (view57 KB (7,617 words) - 13:34, April 1, 2021
- historical styles, as well as by placement and function. Batty and Thomas Langley, for instance, proposed a seat in keeping with the Gothic style in their85 KB (11,717 words) - 17:54, April 7, 2021
- ogee arches and is thought to have been inspired by the writings of Batty Langley, who promoted Gothic and chinoiserie details for architectural decoration41 KB (5,290 words) - 15:36, August 13, 2021
- sun and rain.” [Fig. 10] Batty and Thomas Langley, “Four Examples of Arcades for Piazza’s,” in Batty Langley, Gothic Architecture (1747), pl. 29. Anonymous17 KB (2,087 words) - 11:33, February 11, 2021
- prescribed for his tombstone, “coarse stone” (view text). According to Batty Langley in New Principles of Gardening (1728), they could also be made of trellis54 KB (6,939 words) - 19:38, August 12, 2021
- frozen Zone; we must imitate the Heat of one, and the Cold of the other.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: XII) "The44 KB (6,456 words) - 13:35, April 12, 2021
- attractive object in a rural landscape.” [Fig. 12] back up to History Batty Langley, “Frontispieces of Trellis Work for the Entrances into Temples of View,42 KB (5,637 words) - 13:27, April 1, 2021
- 450. Jenny Emily Snow, attr., Fairmount Park Waterworks, c. 1850. Batty Langley, One of two “Designs for Gardens that lye irregularly to the grand House20 KB (2,747 words) - 13:08, March 16, 2021
- Byrd Carter (later, Mrs. Charles Carter), c. 1742–46. Batty and Thomas Langley, “A Square Umbrello,” in Gothic Architecture (1747), pl. 50. Thomas Jefferson54 KB (7,141 words) - 13:18, April 12, 2021
- used as a focal point at the termination or crossing of a walk, as Batty Langley advised in 1728. Like specialized structures for exotic plants, aviaries16 KB (2,173 words) - 13:33, April 12, 2021
- which would add so much in itself to the finished appearance of the lawn.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728: 195–97) “General DIRECTIONS18 KB (2,362 words) - 14:47, August 6, 2020
- growth of the Coppice, as though they were thick, and confusedly planted.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: 195–201) “General23 KB (3,312 words) - 10:24, August 6, 2020
- Collomnes, in The Mirror of Architecture (1734), pl. 1. Batty and Thomas Langley, “Five new Order of Columns, Plain & Enriched,” in Gothic Architecture (1747)24 KB (3,316 words) - 19:57, October 30, 2020
- House; and in Summer, when the House will be made a Room of Entertainment.” Langley, Batty, 1728, New Principles of Gardening (1728; repr., 1982: 195–98) “General26 KB (3,525 words) - 13:36, September 11, 2020
- Flower gardens also could be placed at some distance from the house. Batty Langley (1728), for example, advised situating the flower garden within a wilderness123 KB (18,641 words) - 13:30, April 12, 2021
- summerhouses [Fig. 8], inspired by the publications of J. C. Loudon and Batty Langley. Downing’s publications further emphasized the visual relationship between38 KB (4,757 words) - 20:03, September 8, 2021
- ready flow of the water. Such little cascades are easily imitated.” Batty Langley, “The Design of a Fountain & Cascade after the grand Manner at Versailes35 KB (4,959 words) - 10:16, February 18, 2021
- barrier without being in the least obtrusive.” back up to History Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles27 KB (3,933 words) - 18:17, February 25, 2021
- d’Argenville, The Theory and Practice of Gardening (1712), pl. E opp. 71. Batty Langley, “Frontispieces of Trellis Work for the Entrances into Temples of View,52 KB (6,854 words) - 17:24, August 19, 2021
- Willson Peale, Belfield Farm, Germantown, PA, Late 19th century. Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles58 KB (8,455 words) - 15:19, August 13, 2021
- of room for the attainment of its full size and fair proportions.” Batty Langley, “Design of a rural Garden, after the new manner,” in New Principles of67 KB (9,385 words) - 19:03, February 3, 2021
- opp 87. John Bachmann, Bird’s Eye View/Vista of Boston, c. 1850 Batty Langley, “Variety of Lawns, or Openings, before a grand Front of a Building, into39 KB (5,484 words) - 17:07, April 7, 2021
- pl. 29. “A large Parterre Quarter with a Fountain in the middle.” Batty Langley, “The Design of a Fountain & Cascade after the grand Manner at Versailes68 KB (9,285 words) - 16:06, April 1, 2021
- parts of the west, almost an absolute distinct species of husbandry.” Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles78 KB (11,286 words) - 15:19, August 13, 2021
- Ornamental Plants & Shrubbery carefully packed for exportation.” Batty Langley, “An Improvement of a beautiful Garden at Twickenham,” in New Principles122 KB (17,951 words) - 18:15, August 10, 2021
- gardens and the influence of English gardening texts, especially Batty Langley's New Principles of Gardening (London, 1728) and Philip Miller’s Abridgement84 KB (11,488 words) - 15:35, August 25, 2021
- and an obelisk [Figs. 4 and 5]—likely drawn from such sources as Batty Langley’s City and Country Builder’s Treasury (1740) and G. Gregory’s Dictionary35 KB (4,930 words) - 17:10, September 28, 2021
- America, which provided models and instructions for garden making. Batty Langley, Philip Miller, and, later, John Claudius Loudon published three of the43 KB (5,676 words) - 16:27, September 1, 2021
- Architecture (1728), William Kent’s Designs of Inigo Jones (1727), and Batty Langley's The City and Country Builder’s and Workman’s Treasury of Designs (1740)26 KB (3,226 words) - 13:56, August 11, 2021
- European and British architectural theorists, including Andrea Palladio, Batty Langley, and Isaac Ware, as well as from American architectural treatises, such69 KB (8,394 words) - 16:28, September 1, 2021
- from British treatise and pattern books, such as those published in Batty Langley's The City and Country Builder’s and Workman’s Treasury of Designs (1740)72 KB (10,638 words) - 16:02, April 1, 2021
- spiral and serpentine forms, the plan also suggests the influence of Batty Langley's "irregular" garden designs published in his New Principles of Gardening78 KB (10,171 words) - 00:22, August 25, 2021
- Wilson’s Theory and Practice of Surveying and Wyld’s Practical Surveyor. Batty Langley, author of numerous garden treatises, published a book with a telling title:160 KB (19,096 words) - 16:27, September 1, 2021
- outmoded” architectural texts: Abraham Swan’s The British Architect, Batty Langley’s The Builder’s Compleat Assistant, and Robert Morris’s Select Architecture31 KB (4,057 words) - 17:23, August 26, 2021