Italian Gardens
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: piece missing from top of jacket spine and one tear on back jacket fold.
A landmark work in garden history and architectural scholarship, Italian Gardens presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of Italy's most celebrated garden traditions, from the formal Renaissance layouts of Tuscany and Lazio to the dramatic Baroque terraces of Rome and beyond. Georgina Masson chronicles the evolution of the Italian garden as a living art form, tracing how landscape design became inseparable from architecture, sculpture, water engineering, and humanist philosophy across the centuries. Written with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devoted traveler, the text illuminates the cultural and historical forces that shaped iconic estates such as Villa d'Este, Villa Lante, and the Boboli Gardens. Masson details the interplay of geometry, nature, and symbolism that defines the Italian aesthetic, offering readers both a rigorous historical account and an evocative portrait of these extraordinary landscapes. An essential reference for garden enthusiasts, historians, and architects alike, this classic work remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully argued studies of Italian garden design ever published.
Author: Georgina Masson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Thames and Hudson
Genre: Architecture
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: piece missing from top of jacket spine and one tear on back jacket fold.
A landmark work in garden history and architectural scholarship, Italian Gardens presents a sweeping and authoritative survey of Italy's most celebrated garden traditions, from the formal Renaissance layouts of Tuscany and Lazio to the dramatic Baroque terraces of Rome and beyond. Georgina Masson chronicles the evolution of the Italian garden as a living art form, tracing how landscape design became inseparable from architecture, sculpture, water engineering, and humanist philosophy across the centuries. Written with the precision of a scholar and the passion of a devoted traveler, the text illuminates the cultural and historical forces that shaped iconic estates such as Villa d'Este, Villa Lante, and the Boboli Gardens. Masson details the interplay of geometry, nature, and symbolism that defines the Italian aesthetic, offering readers both a rigorous historical account and an evocative portrait of these extraordinary landscapes. An essential reference for garden enthusiasts, historians, and architects alike, this classic work remains one of the most comprehensive and beautifully argued studies of Italian garden design ever published.