Alberti, Leone Battista, Architecture, 1755

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              of Proviſions, ſhould be kept towards the
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              South or Weſt. </s>
              <s>If there be Occaſion for an
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              equal conſtant Light, ſuch as is neceſſary for
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              Painters, Writers, Sculptors and the like, let
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              them have it from the North. </s>
              <s>Laſtly, let all
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              Summer Apartments ſtand open to the Northern
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              Winds, all Winter ones to the South, and all
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              thoſe for Spring and Autumn to the Eaſt. </s>
              <s>Baths
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              and ſupper Parlours for the Spring Seaſon ſhould
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              be towards the Weſt. </s>
              <s>And if you cannot poſ­
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              ſibly have all theſe exactly according to your
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              Wiſh, at leaſt chuſe out the moſt convenient
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              Places for your Summer Apartments: For in­
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              deed, in my Opinion, a wiſe Man ſhould build
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              rather for Summer than for Winter. </s>
              <s>We may
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              eaſily arm ourſelves againſt the Cold by ma­
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              king all cloſe, and keeping good Fires; but
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              many more Things are requiſite againſt Heat,
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              and even all will ſometimes be no great Re­
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              lief. </s>
              <s>Let Winter Rooms therefore be ſmall,
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              low and little Windows, and Summer ones, on
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              the Contrary, large, ſpacious, and open to cool
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              Breezes, but not to the Sun or the hot Air
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              that comes from it. </s>
              <s>A great Quantity of Air
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              incloſed in a large Room, is like a great Quan­
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              tity of Water, not eaſily heated.</s>
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              The End of Book
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