Italian Splendor
Castles, Palaces, and Villas
Published on 29. September 2015
Book
Hardback
420 pages
978-0-8478-4718-1 (ISBN)
Description
This well-illustrated journey through 50 magnificent villas and palaces built by the Italian aristocracy covers country retreats in Tuscany and the Veneto, impressive residences in Rome and Siena, and fortress like castles and grand villas in Trieste and Sicily. Collected here for the first time, these world famous private residences are unsurpassed in their diversity and artistic grandeur. Italian Splendor offers both professional and lay readers a glimpse behind the closed doors of these family homes, which contain some of the world's most impressive and sumptuous designs.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
300 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
2056 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8478-4718-1 (9780847847181)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
06/2004
Rizzoli International Publications
€88.09
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Persons
Jack Basehart lives in Milan and spent a year and a half traveling through Italy compiling information for the book and arranging access to the many properties covered. The late Roberto Schezen was a photographer of worldwide acclaim. His books include Newport Houses, Palaces of Rome, Visions of Ancient America, and the Splendor series. Many of his photographs are now included in the permanent collections of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Ralph Toledano is a Paris-based writer and art authority.