The Florentine villa : architecture, history, society
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The Florentine villa : architecture, history, society
(The classical tradition in architecture / Caroline van Eck, editor)
Routledge, 2007
English language ed
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La villa fiorentina : elementi storici e critici per una lettura
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Includes one fold-out map
"Original Italian edition published 1998 by Alinea Editrice, La villa fiorentina: elementi storici e critici per una lettura"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Scholarly and innovative with visually stunning line drawings and photographs, this volume provides readers with a compelling record of the unbroken pattern of reciprocal use and exchange between the countryside and the walled city of Florence, from the thirteenth century up to the present day.
Defying the traditional and idealized interpretation of the Florentine Villa, the author:
analyzes the economic factors that powered the investment in and building of country houses and estates from the early Renaissance times onwards, as well as the ideology and the architectural and literary models that promoted the Florentine villa
explores the area between Florence and Sesto in its history, morphology and representation
looks at the villas existing in the area.
A contribution to the protection of the important cultural heritage of the landscape in the Florentine area and of its historic buildings, villas and gardens, this study makes engaging reading, not only for scholars and students in architecture, landscape design and social history, but also for the well informed reader interested in art, architecture and gardens.
Table of Contents
1. Origins and Development of the Villa 2. The Ideology of Villa Life in Florentine Culture and Society 3. Typological Research and Renaissance Treatises 4. The Garden: Origin and Development 5. Villas in the Nineteenth Century 6. The Shape of the Landscape 7. The History of the Area 8. Mapping the Area. Villas in the Castello: Sesto Florentino Area. Appendix: Six Villas to Visit
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