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Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Garden History Ser.: Fountains, Statues, and Flowers : Studies in Italian Gardens of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries by Elisabeth Blair MacDougall (1994, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDumbarton Oaks
ISBN-100884022161
ISBN-139780884022169
eBay Product ID (ePID)910806
Product Key Features
Number of Pages394 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFountains, Statues, and Flowers : Studies in Italian Gardens of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
SubjectRegional / General, Landscape, Europe / Italy
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
AuthorElisabeth Blair Macdougall
Subject AreaArchitecture, Gardening, History
SeriesDumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Garden History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight62.6 Oz
Item Length1.1 in
Item Width0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-009546
IllustratedYes
SynopsisThe essays in this volume focus on the different aspects of Italian gardens of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is divided into two parts, with the first part concentrating on the decorations in Roman gardens of the sixteenth century, and the second considering two particular sites and their histories., The essays in this volume focus on the different aspects of Italian gardens of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This volume is divided into two parts, with the first part concentrating on the decorations in Roman gardens of the sixteenth centuries, especially the fountains and statue collections, their iconographic programs, and their relationship to contemporary and ancient literature. The second half of the volume considers two particular sites. The first, a Savoy duke's villa, is considered through the history of its construction and its relationship to contemporary festivity architecture. The second essay considers a secret garden at the Palazzo Barberini in the 1630s. Also included are illustrations and text from three Barberini manuscripts documenting the plants used in this garden.
LC Classification NumberSB457.85.M33 1994
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