
An Infinity of Graces
Cecil Ross Pinsent, An English Architect in the Italian Landscape
Ethne Clarke(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 2. July 2013
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-393-73221-4 (ISBN)
Description
English expatriate Cecil Ross Pinsent was responsible for the design and construction of new villas and gardens such as the elegant rural estate La Foce, and the renovation of many historically sensitive ones, including Villa I Tatti, Villa Le Balze, and Villa Medici. Edith Wharton sought his advice; Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson admired and were influenced by him. Geoffrey Scott, author of The Architecture of Humanism, dedicated the book to him; and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, England's premier landscape architect, regarded Pinsent as his "first maestro on the placing of buildings in the landscape." This first book dedicated to bringing to light Pinsent's contribution to garden design is generously illustrated with photographs from his previously unpublished albums and archive of architectural drawings and sketches, and his letters to family friends and clients.
Reviews / Votes
"[H]andsome publication . . . beautiful illustrations . . . The scholarly aspects and completeness of this study are evident in the notes and bibliography of this very beautiful book. Highly Recommended." -- CHOICEMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
150 color and black-and-white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
568 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73221-4 (9780393732214)
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Person
Ethne Clarke, creative director of Rodale, writes about garden design and history. She received the 1987 Angel Literary Award, awarded to the best book by a resident of East Anglia, for Art of the Kitchen Garden. Clarke lives in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.