Palaces of Sicily / Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Angheli Zalapì ; photography, Melo Minnella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanza Tomasi, Gioacchino.

Contributor:

Zalapì, Angheli.

Minnella, Melo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palaces--Italy--Sicily.

Palaces.

Palaces--Italy--Sicily--Pictorial works.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural.

Architecture, Domestic.

Italy--Sicily.

Architecture, Domestic--Italy--Sicily.

Architecture, Domestic--Italy--Sicily--Pictorial works.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Italy--Sicily.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Italy--Sicily--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

323 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1998.

Summary:

Following the success of Portrait of Venice and Palaces of Rome, this beautiful book tours the palaces, villas, and castles of Sicily.

From the ancient Roman villa of Piazza Armerina through the Arab castles, baroque masterpieces such as Villa Pallagonia, to the art-nou-veau Villa Bordonaro alle Croci -- these pages reveal 30 public and private dwellings built and furnished by Italy's greatest architects and artists over the centuries. Luxuriant gardens full of flowers and statues, antique tapestries, glorious frescoes, and priceless furniture appear in hundreds of full-color photographs. History, art, and anecdote intertwine in the text for an enchanting view of Sicily's great heritage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-319) and index.

ISBN:

0847821269

OCLC:

40576200