Hill Towns of Italy

by Richard Kauffmann and Carol Field

Book Overview

Now available from Chronicle Books, this classic volume is a glorious tribute to one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Thousands of Americans visit Tuscany and Umbria each year, and the timeless charms of the hill towns of northern Italy are impossible to forget. Anyone who has wandered the cobblestone streets of Siena or Orvieto or basked in a sunny piazza of Assisi or Montepulciano can attest to the enchanting power and romance of these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525932593
• ISBN13: 9780525932598
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Biased but you will be too!

OK, my grandfather, Richard Kauffman (now deceased), spent 12 years photographing the eternal beauty of the hill towns of italy and all of the photographs in this book, now in its second reprint, were lovingly color-separated personally by him in his garage. He wouldn't even trust another printer with the quality of his images, being a printer by trade himself. Family bias aside, having since travelled to the towns, he captures Sienna as if you were there. Enjoy it as we do...