 At the upper end is an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four small Carystian columns. From this semicircular couch, the water, gushing up through several little pipes, as though pressed out by the weight of the persons who recline...  In Portia's Gardens - Page 205by William Sloane Kennedy - 1897 - 232 pagesFull view - About this book
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...which had great influence in the Renaissance, were described by Pliny as follows: "At the upper end is an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines, and...themselves upon it, falls into a stone cistern underneath, whence it is received into a fine polished marble basin, so skilfully contrived that it is always full... | |
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...period. To quote from a paragraph describing a nook in the park: " At the end of one of the walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin contrived with so much art as to be always... | |
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...period. To quote from a paragraph describing a nook in the park : " At the end of one of the walks was an alcove of white marble, shaded with vines and supported by four pillars. A fountain here emptied itself into a marble basin contrived with so much art as to be always... | |
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