Gobbi, Grazia.
The Florentine villa : architecture, history, society / Grazia Gobbi Sica ; [translated from the Italian by Ursula Creigh]. - English language ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2007. - 223 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm. - [The classical tradition in architecture] .
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 (p. 211-214) and index.
Origins and development of the villa -- Ideology of villa life in florentine culture and society -- Typological research and renaissance treatises -- Garden: origin and development -- Villas in the nineteenth century -- Shape of the landscape -- History of the area -- Mapping the area -- Villas in the Castello-Sesto Fiorentino area -- Six villas to visit.
9780415443975 (hc : alk. paper) 0415443970
2007010940
Country homes--Italy--Florence (Province)
Architecture and society--Italy--Florence (Province)
NA7565 / .G613 2007
728.80945/51
The Florentine villa : architecture, history, society / Grazia Gobbi Sica ; [translated from the Italian by Ursula Creigh]. - English language ed. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2007. - 223 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm. - [The classical tradition in architecture] .
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 (p. 211-214) and index.
Origins and development of the villa -- Ideology of villa life in florentine culture and society -- Typological research and renaissance treatises -- Garden: origin and development -- Villas in the nineteenth century -- Shape of the landscape -- History of the area -- Mapping the area -- Villas in the Castello-Sesto Fiorentino area -- Six villas to visit.
9780415443975 (hc : alk. paper) 0415443970
2007010940
Country homes--Italy--Florence (Province)
Architecture and society--Italy--Florence (Province)
NA7565 / .G613 2007
728.80945/51