The Florentine villa : architecture, history, society / Grazia Gobbi Sica ; [translated from the Italian by Ursula Creigh].
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: Classical tradition in architecturePublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2007Edition: English language editionDescription: 223 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415443970
- 9780415443975
- Villa fiorentina. English
- 728.8094551 22
- NA7565 .G613 2007
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 728.8094551 GOB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A374578B |
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Series statement from jacket.
Includes one fold-out map.
"Original Italian edition published 1998 by Alinea Editrice, La villa fiorentina: elementi storici e critici per una lettura"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
1. Origins and Development of the Villa -- 2. The Ideology of Villa Life in Florentine Culture and Society -- 3. Typological Research and Renaissance Treatises -- 4. The Garden: Origin and Development -- 5. Villas in the Nineteenth Century -- 6. The Shape of the Landscape -- 7. The History of the Area -- 8. Mapping the Area -- Villas in the Castello: Sesto Florentino Area -- Appendix: Six Villas to Visit.
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