An Infinity of Graces: Cecil Ross Pinsent, an English Architect in the Italian Landscape

by Ethne Clarke

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393732215
• ISBN13: 9780393732214
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"