Italian Gardens
by Masson, Georgina
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-047: Harry Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Harry N. Abams New York. 1961. 300 pgs, First Edition/First Printing. 2 mounted color and 211 photogravure plates, 6 maps. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Originally published in 1961 as a complementary study to Geoffrey Jellicoe's architectural work Italian Gardens of the Renaissance, this book is intended to present a layman's point of view on the subject. It provides immediate first impressions of the countless pleasures that are a feast to the senses, while providing a comprehensive background to the gardens, their antecedents and history. Tracing a line through the history and topography of Italy, Mary Johnson, writing under the pseudonym of Georgina Masson, picks out the finest examples of gardens dating from the Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque periods. Primarily, it is a masterpiece of photography, evoking fond memories for those who have already visited the gardens and persuasive to those who have not. Secondly, it is a very able study of the history of Italian gardens from their inception in ancient Rome to the triumphs of the Baroque; no one who encountered Mary when on the full flight of research will forget her total dedication to the subject. E-047; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 300 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58623
- Title
- Italian Gardens
- Author
- Masson, Georgina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Harry Abrams
- Place of Publication
- E-047
- Date Published
- 1961
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