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Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments BOOK I: EARTH Postulate I: Earth Seats Postulate II: Grottoes Postulate III: Subterranean Rooms Postulate IV: Cyrptoportici Postulate V: Boscoes Postulate VI: Pineta Garden Prototype I: The Garden of Bacchus BOOK II: FIRE Postulate I: Hot Seats Postulate II: Warm Walks Postulate III: Sunlit Terraces Postulate IV: Warm Loggias Postulate V: Courtyards Postulate VI: Giardini Segreti (Secret Gardens) Postulate VII: Liminaias (Warm Rooms) Garden Prototype II: The Garden of the Phoenix Notes BOOK III: AIR Postulate I: Cool Seats Postulate II: Cool Walks Postulate III: Shaddy Tunnels and Pruned Walks Postulate IV: Arbors and Pergolas Postulate V: Garden Pavilions and Summerhouses Postulate VI: Interior Porches and Cool Rooms Garden Prototype III: The Garden of Juno BOOK IV: WATER Postulate I: Water Catchment Devices and Irrigation Methods Postulate II: Placid Water Devices Postulate III: Active Water Devices Postulate IV: Aerated Water Devices Postulate V: Wet Walks Postulate VI: Water jokes The Garden of Neptune Notes Conclusion Bibliography Index |


