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Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Warton (1976, Trade Paperback)

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ITALIAN VILLAS AND THEIR GARDENS (CLASSICAL AMERICA SERIES IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE) By Edith Wharton **Mint Condition**.

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Struck by the magnificence of the Italian countryside from the time of her first sojourn there, our ranking novelist and lady of letters of the early 1900s--a renowned connoisseur--joined forces with the foremost illustrator of the time to celebrate a subject that was dear to them both: the incomparable villas and gardens of Italy. Edith Wharton draws on three centuries of knowledge written in four languages and covers some eighty villas and sixty garden architects. She describes the remarkable splendor of the villas for readers who have never seen them, and leads the reader through her discoveries of why the great houses and grounds create an effect of such profound calm and resolution.Their impact is not merely a matter of ancient statues or splashing fountains--impressive as these may be. Rather, the unique harmony stems from the spirit of the architects' and the designers' art: that delicate blending of man's work and the variations of nature to achievea sense of flawless concord. Her success in describing the Villa D'Este, the Villa Medici, and others, is enhanced and vivified by the breathtaking, full-color paintings of Maxfield Parrish.In his introductory essay, Henry Hope Reed, president of Classical America, places Italian Villas and Their Gardens in the context of American garden design at the turn of the century. Edith Wharton's thesis, that there is much value to be learned from the traditional Italian garden, helped to shape the American landscape of the era. In conveying the message, Maxfield Parrish proved a worthy acolyte. Thomas S. Hayes, who is president of the Edith Whatron Restoration, Inc., tells in his essay how the Italian model guided her in designing the garden of her famous country house, the Mount, at Lenox, Massachusetts.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306800489
ISBN-13
9780306800481
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88870

Product Key Features

Book Title
Italian Villas and Their Gardens
Author
Edith Warton
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Landscape, Buildings / Residential, General
Publication Year
1976
Genre
Art, Architecture
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Na7594.W46 1988
Lccn
76-010865
Dewey Decimal
728
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes

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by antiquer420Jun 13, 2012
Awesome product you won't be disappointed
This is a beautiful collection of paintings by Maxfield Parrish of the italian villas. It is such a treat to see these almost 100 year old painting of these gorgeous places. That still look the same today. If you can't see Italy in person then this is the next best thing.

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