Gardens of Italy

By Ann Laras

Book Overview

"This inspirational book is an illustrated survey of more than 60 major gardens in Italy, from the lakes north of Milan down to Ravello in the south. They include the Villa Balbianello, Isola Bella, Giardini Giusti, Villa Medici, Villa Gamberaia, La Mortella, Villa Lante, Villa d'Este, Giardini di Ninfa, plus some important modern gardens. All the gardens featured are open to the public."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711224900
• ISBN13: 9780711224902
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Beautifully illustrated

Sixty gardens is of course a personal selection of gardens by the author. And I miss quite a few of historic and design-wise interesting places. Le Marche is not represented at all and Villa Barbarigo is also missing, along with some smaller, but exquisite gardens scattered over the peninsula. That said, the photos are great and most of the more famous places are well illustrated. The text is not that of a deep-probing and exploring academic, it's simply describing the place with some impressions and a few facts well known from previously published books. The best book on the subject is still Georgina Massons 'Italian Gardens' from the 1950's. Very strange...