Great houses of Italy / [text under the direction of Claude Frégnac ; translated from the French by Arnold Rosin] ; preface by Jean Giono

Giono, Jean

1968, 1st edition. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444182

Physical description; 308 pages : 297 illustrations (68 color), portrait, map, facsimile ; 32 cm. Contents; Preface / Jean Giono -- Piedmont (Villa Carpeneto ; Palazzo Madama ; Royal Palace (Turin) ; Villa Borromeo ; Palazzina di Caccia). Venetia (Palazzo Albrizzi ; Palazzo Frigimelica-Selvatico ; Villa Valmarana dei Nani ; Villa Pisani ; Palazzo Treves de' Bonfilii ; Palazzo Ema Capodilista ; Villa Barbaro ; Palazzo Donà dalle Rose ; Villa Rotonda). Lombardy and Liguria (Palazzo Oallavincini ; Palazzo Doria Principe ; Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavincini ; Palazzo del Tè ; Reggia ; Villa Bettoni ; Villa Lechi ; Villa Maggi). Tuscany and The Marches (Palazzo Corsini ; Villa dei Collazzi ; Villa Reale ; Villa Mansi ; Pitti Palace ; Ducal palace (Urbino). Latium (Palazzo Doria Pamphili ; Villa Aldobrandini ; Palazzo Farnese ; Palazzo Rospigliosi-Pallavincini ; Villa Lante ; Villa d'Este ; Villa Farnese). Emilia-Romagna (Palazzo Montamari ; Castella Estense ; Rocca di Soragna). Campagnia and Sicily (Royal Palace (Caserta) ; Palazzo Gangi ; La Favorita ; Villa Palagonia). Subjects; Palaces Italy. Historic buildings Italy. Italy History.

Price: €30.00