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The Italian Renaissance garden: from the conventions of planting, design, and ornament to the grand gardens of sixteenth-century Central Italy

1991; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 28; Issue: 05 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.28-2729

1943-5975

Claudia Lazzaro, Ralph Lieberman,

Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna

Examines the splendid architectural gardens of 16th century Central Italy: by gathering an abundance of contemporary textual and visual sources, she attempts to reconstruct their original appearance, to establish the convention of planting, design and ornament in well-known gardens, including Caprarola, Pratolino, Bomarzo and Pitigliano, as well as in many lesser known ones. Finally, she discusses in detail the four best preserved grand gardens: the Medici garden at Castello/Tuscany; the Boboli Garden in Florence; the Villa d'Este at Tivoli; and the Villa Lante at Bagnaia/Latium. Appendices: 1) common trees and plants in Italian Renaissance gardens; 2) chronology of the garden at Castello and of the Boboli Garden in the 16th century; 3) inventory of the Villa Lante at Bagnaia.