The Villa d'Este at Tivoli
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1960. Hardbound. Black cloth with gold lettering; beige dj with green lettering; 186 pp. text followed by 137 bw illustrations. Good (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps, usual markings etc. boards scuffed & worn. lower corner bumped & creased. coffee-like stain to textblock edges; remnants to pg edges w/ pgs 3-12 having larger areas to lower edges. slight split to textblock. cover pastedown corners medium sized, worn paper patches. dustjacket scuffed & worn w/ tape residue, worn areas; plastic cover scuffed). Item #118600
The reconstruction of the history of the architecture, the fountains and scupture of the gardens, and the interior fresco decoration, both as projected and as actually completed. From the Cardinal of Ferrara's purchase of the land in 1550 to the aerial bombardment in World War II, this history follows the evolution, decline, and later revaluation of one of the most ambitious and spectacular achievements in a villa-garden complex.
OCLC: 517372
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