Florentine Villa - Architecture History Society

Zusatztext "In her book Professor Sica provides a comprehensive and scholarly analysis of the Florentine villa from the thirteenth century to the present day that will appeal to those built environment professionals with a deep interest in architecture! landscape design and social history? The book is well set out and illustrated with an appendix and six villas to visit." Professor Peter Swallow! Building Engineer Magazine Informationen zum Autor Grazia Gobbi Sica Klappentext "Original Italian edition published 1998 by Alinea Editrice! La villa fiorentina: elementi storici e critici per una lettura"--T.p. verso. Zusammenfassung Scholarly and innovative with visually stunning line drawings and photographs, this volume provides readers with a compelling record of the unbroken pattern of reciprocal use and exchange between the countryside and the walled city of Florence, from the thirteenth century up to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Origins and Development of the Villa2. The Ideology of Villa Life in Florentine Culture and Society3. Typological Research and Renaissance Treatises4. The Garden: Origin and Development5.Villas in the Nineteenth Century6. The Shape of the Landscape7. The History of the Area8. Mapping the Area. Villas in the Castello: Sesto Florentino Area.Appendix: Six Villas to Visit

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Grazia Gobbi Sica, Grazia (University of Florence Gobbi Sica
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.12.2007
• EAN: 9780415443975
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44397-5
• Pages: 224
• Thème: The Classical Tradition in Architecture
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, Italy, Palaces, chateaux, country houses, Architecture: palaces, stately homes and mansions