Villas of Tuscany

Villas of Tuscany
Title Villas of Tuscany PDF eBook
Author
Publisher I.B.Tauris
Pages 318
Release 2003
Genre Architecture, Domestic
ISBN 9781860649981

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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.

Villas and Gardens of Tuscany

Villas and Gardens of Tuscany
Title Villas and Gardens of Tuscany PDF eBook
Author Sophie Bajard
Publisher
Pages 228
Release 1993
Genre Architecture, Domestic
ISBN

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Not in a Tuscan Villa

Not in a Tuscan Villa
Title Not in a Tuscan Villa PDF eBook
Author John Petralia
Publisher Chartiers Creek Press
Pages 290
Release 2013-08
Genre Travel
ISBN 9780615762531

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Newly retired and looking for more than a vacation, John and Nancy Petralia intrepidly pack a few suitcases and head to the "perfect" Italian city for a year. Within days their dream becomes a nightmare. After residing in two Italian cities, negotiating the roads and health care, discovering art, friends, food and customs, the Petralias learn more than they anticipate -- about Italy, themselves, what it means to be American, and what's important in life.

The Villas Of Lucca

The Villas Of Lucca
Title The Villas Of Lucca PDF eBook
Author Cristina Acidini Luchinat
Publisher Images Publishing
Pages 312
Release 2004
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9781920744724

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Not only a photographic revelation of the residential treasures of Lucca, but an exploration of the artistic and cultural heritage of the region.

Roman Villas in Central Italy

Roman Villas in Central Italy
Title Roman Villas in Central Italy PDF eBook
Author Annalisa Marzano
Publisher BRILL
Pages 842
Release 2007-08-31
Genre History
ISBN 9047421221

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This volume, which was awarded Honorable Mention and a Silver Medal from the Premio Romanistico Internationazionale Gérard Boulvert, investigates the socio-economic role of elite villas in Roman Central Italy drawing on both documentary sources and material evidence. Through the composite picture emerging from the juxtaposition of literary texts and archaeological evidence, the book traces elite ideological attitudes and economic behavior, caught between what was morally acceptable and the desire to invest capital intelligently. The analysis of the biases affecting the application of modern historiographical models to the interpretation of the archaeology frames the discussion on the identification of slave quarters in villas and the putative second century crisis of the Italian economy. The book brings an innovative perspective to the debate on the villa-system and the decline of villas in the imperial period.

Tuscany

Tuscany
Title Tuscany PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Pages 370
Release 2010
Genre Art
ISBN 0847831388

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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.

Dying for a Vacation

Dying for a Vacation
Title Dying for a Vacation PDF eBook
Author Donna Huston Murray
Publisher Ravenhill Press
Pages 86
Release 2013-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 098568805X

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Who could refuse a two-week stay in a chateau perched on the edge of the Mediterranean? Certainly not Richard, who was fed up to his easel with the damp London weather. Babysitting a treasure-filled museum while his old Sorbonne roommate honeymooned in Spain was the least he could do. The vandals who’d been plaguing the chateau wouldn’t dare return, the repairmen Tom hired would be completely trustworthy, and “murder” was only found in something by Agatha Christie. Richard might even meet a woman, someone capable of surprising him like never before. He should go. He really should. He was dying for a vacation.