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Ninfa: The Most Romantic Garden in the World

Door Charles Quest-Ritson

Categorie
Tuin & Tuinieren
Boeknummer
#334675-KM29
Titel
Ninfa: The Most Romantic Garden in the World
Auteur
Quest-Ritson, Charles
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Frances Lincoln
Jaar van uitgave
2009
ISBN10
0711230471
ISBN13
9780711230477
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original green cloth, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting
The history of Ninfa stretches back to Roman times. During the Middle Ages, this town was squabbled over, sacked, beset by malaria, and eventually abandoned to the elements. A forgotten section of the estate of the aristocratic Caetani family, it was left to slumber until the 20th century when descendants transformed it into the stunning place it is today. Based on Charles Quest-Ritson's 20-year study of Ninfa, this book showcases the garden's unique appeal in images of plants winding over ruined towers and walls, roses scrambling for footholds in crumbling archways, and the frescoed church wall still standing, proudly exposed to the weather. In compelling text and lush images, the author explores the riches of the only garden in Italy to be featured on a postage stamp, devoting chapters t... (Lees verder)o its history, discovery, and rediscovery, the glittering personalities associated with it, the garden today, and more.
Pagina's
128
Conditie
Goed — Spine dust jacket slightly discoloured, slight foxing inside dust jacket.
Prijs
€ 100,00

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