Glossary · B
Broderie
Also called parterre de broderie, parterres de broderie, embroidered parterre, embroidery
Embroidery: the pattern of a parterre de broderie, scrolls and arabesques of dwarf box laid out like needlework on a ground of coloured gravel, sand, brick dust or coal, designed to be seen from the windows above.
See also: Parterre
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of French formal garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Boss · Brahmasthana · Bressumer · Brise-soleil · Broken pediment · Brutalism · Bungalow · Buttery