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Roman gardens : villas of the city / photographs by Roberto Schezen ; text by Marcello Fagiolo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fagiolo, Marcello, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Renaissance--Italy--Rome.
- Architecture, Renaissance.
- Garden ornaments and furniture.
- Gardens, Italian.
- Sculpture gardens.
- Gardens, Baroque.
- Gardens, Renaissance.
- Italy--Rome.
- Architecture, Baroque--Italy--Rome.
- Architecture, Baroque.
- Architecture, Domestic--Italy--Rome.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Gardens, Renaissance--Italy--Rome.
- Gardens, Baroque--Italy--Rome.
- Sculpture gardens--Italy--Rome.
- Gardens, Italian--Italy--Rome.
- Garden ornaments and furniture--Italy--Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Other Title:
- Villas of the city
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Monacelli Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- A companion to Roman Gardens: Villas of the Countryside, this extraordinary volume documents the tradition of gardens and villas within the city of Rome. Roberto Schezen's exquisite photographs capture the atmosphere and lush surroundings of the villas, many of which are closed to the public and seen here for the first time.
- The richest and most cultured cardinals and princes of the 16th and 17th centuries built urban retreats with elaborate gardens throughout the city. The area, featured in the texts of many ancient writers, has remained legendary. The luscious photographs highlight both the architecture and the landscape; great artistic treasures as well as wonderful gardens with fountains and monumental sculpture are featured.
- Notes:
- A companion to: Roman gardens: villas of the countryside.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1580930379
- OCLC:
- 46348773
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