Italian villas and their gardens / Edith Wharton ; illustrations by Maxfield Parrish.

Main entry:

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.

Title & Author:

Italian villas and their gardens / Edith Wharton ; illustrations by Maxfield Parrish.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2008.

Description:

xii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index.
Florentine villas -- Sienese villas -- Roman villas -- Villas near Rome (Caprarola and Lante ; Villa d'Este ; Frascati) -- Genoese villas -- Lombard villas -- Villas of Venetia.

Summary:

A comprehensive look at the history and character of Italian garden architecture and ornamentation, with a brief history of more than seventy-five villas as well as a detailed discussion of their gardens and the relationship between the villa, its garden, and the surrounding countryside.

Resources:
cover art

ISBN:

9780847831159 (hbk.)
0847831159 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Italy.
Landscape architecture Italy.
Architecture du paysage Italie.
Architecture, Domestic.
Landscape architecture.
Italy.

Added entries:

Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257337
Call No.: BIB 187818
Status: Available

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