Book ID: 44051
LAZZARO, Claudia
The Italian Renaissance Garden. From the Conventions of Planting, Design, and Ornament to the Grand Gardens of Sixteen-Centu- ry Central Italy. 1990. 269 photos (some col.). IX,342 p. Lex8vo. Cloth.
Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, with many speciallycommissioned photographs by Ralph Lieberman as well as contemporarypaintings, drawings and prints, this book conveys the beauty of thesurviving gardens and recreates their former appearance. Lazzaro'smeticulous and original research is lightly worn and her lucid text willbe of interest to all those concerned with Italy, gardens, art, or anyof the literary or scientific aspects of the Renaissance.