Art Out-of-Doors 



be considered as a mere adjunct to an interior 

 which may be planned without regard to it. 

 Success in its arrangement will depend upon 

 choice of exposure and outlook, but also 

 upon the way in which it is connected with 

 the interior. If a piazza does not command 

 the best view, or has not sufficient light, 

 or, on the other hand, admits the sun too 

 freely, it will be a perpetual exasperation to 

 its owner, while if it is not easily accessible 

 from the most commonly frequented rooms 

 it will not fulfil its whole purpose. And, 

 again, a want of thought in placing it may 

 needlessly injure the rooms, excluding Hght 

 and sun where they are most to be desired. 

 In short, the piazza must be considered 

 from the very outset as an integral portion 

 of the house, and at every step in the plan- 

 ning a careful compromise must be made 

 betw^een its claims and those of the interior. 

 Of course, no general rules for its arrange- 

 ment can be laid down. In some cases 

 there may be but one possible position for 

 it ; in others the advantages of a certain ex- 

 posure or a particularly charming point of 

 view may be of determining weight ; and 

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