Villas and Gardens of Tuscany
Title | Villas and Gardens of Tuscany PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Bajard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
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A Garden in Lucca
Title | A Garden in Lucca PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Gervais |
Publisher | Hyperion |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001-06-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780786884391 |
Now available in paperback, this delightful memoir, written by critically acclaimed novelist Paul Gervais, recounts the challenges, elations, setbacks, and revelations that accompanied the process of making an acclaimed garden out of the sprawling, overgrown grounds of a Renaissance Tuscan hunting lodge.
Villas of Tuscany
Title | Villas of Tuscany PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | I.B.Tauris |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | 9781860649981 |
Dotted across the ancient Tuscan landscape of rolling hills, olive groves and towering cypress trees, sit some of the greatest country houses of Italy. Here, Professor Carlo Cresti and the photographer Massimo Listri present buildings by such noted masters as Sangallo, Buontalenti and Peruzzi.
Gardens of Tuscany
Title | Gardens of Tuscany PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Polistampa |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
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The most beautiful Tuscan gardens seen through the work of the photographer, Massimo Listri, with descriptive and historical texts from a team of experts. Forty-two gardens are examined: eighteen of which are in Florence: Boboli, Torrigiani Garden, Villa i Tatti, Villa Gamberaia, Fonte Lucente, Villa Demidoff Park, Villa La Pietra and others. The whole history of the gardens of Tuscany is retraced by Mariella Zoppi in the introduction. Texts by: Gilberto Bedini, Chiara Bichi, Andrea Boscu Bianchi Bandinelli, Enrica Buccioni, Marco Cei, Cesare Cunaccia, Giorgio Galletti, Massimo Gregorini, Biagio Guccione, Alberto Giuntoli, Isabella Lapi Ballerini, Paola Maresca, Litta Medri, Rosetta Ragghianti, Ines Romitti, Vieri Torrigiani, Luigi Zangheri, Mariella Zoppi.
The Garden of Love in Tuscan Art of the Early Renaissance
Title | The Garden of Love in Tuscan Art of the Early Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Paul F. Watson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
"The Garden of Love is an important subject in secular art of the fifteenth century, both in Italy and in northern Europe. The chief Italian examples were all painted in Tuscany in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. They depict a landscape consisting of a flowery meadow, a grove, and a great marble fountain, where lovers gather to sing, dance, and make love. Allied to the Garden of Love are variations on a horticultural theme--gardens for lovers celebrated in history, fountains of love, hunts set in a forest that conclude alongside a fountain. Sometimes, too, the Garden of Love becomes the setting for narratives and romances. In all these instances the Garden is more than a pleasing tapestry like backdrop: it serves as a visible symbol of the nature of love itself. This book illustrated with 97 excellent photographs, attempts to do two things ; to chart the history of the Garden of Love, and explain the significance it once had." -- Book jacket.
Tuscany
Title | Tuscany PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Rizzoli International Publications |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0847831388 |
Preeminent Florentine photographer Massimo Listri uncovers the great public as well as private Tuscan treasures in this unprecedented, oversize, and deluxe volume. Celebrating Tuscany's renowned art and architecture, elegance, and charm, this unique volume unveils the finest Tuscan gems, both the famous as well as the hidden. Photographer Massimo Listri's unique access affords this resplendent publication of Tuscany's great treasures, including the architecture, art, and artistry of its frescoes, churches, palazzi, and gardens, as well as previously unseen private residence interiors, chapels, villas, and estates. This oversize and deluxe volume features stunning gatefolds and showcases four hundred sumptuous color and large-format photographs. From Florence to its surrounding areas, such as San Gimignano, Arezzo, Pisa, Siena, Montepulciano, Chianti, Lucca, and Pistoia, this book culls from Listri's rich vault of visually stunning and historically noteworthy material to create a privileged journey through which Tuscany is at once marvelously displayed. Tuscany is a superb piece of art to be enjoyed by both Italian art and culture connoisseurs as well as those discovering the region for the first time.
Slow Flowers
Title | Slow Flowers PDF eBook |
Author | Debra Prinzing |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780983272687 |
First there was "slow food." Now there's "slow flowers," local and fresh: no chemical-laden, lifeless blooms flown in from afar. Acclaimed garden writer Debra Prinzing wants to show us the rich, floral bounty closer to home. In Slow Flowers, she takes us through the seasons to create 52 vibrant, sensual bouquets using only locally sourced materials - even in winter.--