The Italian Renaissance garden from the conventions of planting, design, and ornament to the grand gardens of sixteenth-century Central Italy Claudia Lazzaro ; with photographs by Ralph Lieberman

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Contents: Nature and culture in the garden -- The planting reconstructed -- Ornaments of nature -- Nature ordered : the design of renaissance garderns -- Nature without geometry : vineyards, parks, and woods -- Ornaments of art, mostly about nature -- Cosimo de' Medici's little Tuscany at Castello -- The source for Florence's water in the Boboli Garden -- Tivoli's ancient waters revived -- The flower of them all : the Villa Lante at Bagnaia -- Epilogue : the garden in time
Summary: Lazzaro provides a scholarly treatment of Italian Renaissance gardens in the context of 16th-century attitudes about nature, art, and culture. She thoroughly examines original designs and documents and provides excellent photographs. Thus, one can begin to compare the gardens as they now exist with the gardens as they were originally planned and executed. Four well-preserved, grand gardens are treated in depth; the plant material used, the form of the plantings, and the architectural details are all covered in the lively text and excellent photographs and drawings

1990

16th century

16e siècle

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Topic: Gardens, Italian; Gardens, Renaissance; Gardens--History; Jardins de la Renaissance--Italie; Jardins--Architecture--Italie; Jardins--Italie--Histoire--16e siècle; Jardins italiens--Histoire; Jardins de la Renaissance; Jardins--Histoire; Jardins--Architecture; Gardens; Garten; Gartenkunst; Renaissance; Tuinarchitectuur; Italy