Description: Romance of the Italian Villas (Northern Italy) by Elizabeth Williams Champney published by G.P. Putnam & Sons, New York, 1906, First Edition. Hardcover. 448 pages. Illustrated with 8 photogravure plates with captioned tissue guards, and numerous additional illustrations in black and white throughout the text. A collection of short stories based on historical incidents, stories and legends surrounding the villas, castles, and palaces of northern Italy. CONDITION: This Book is in good condition. Book shows normal fairly minor signs of storage & age. The cover is worn, torn, ripped, soiled, scuffed, stained, has edge and corner wear. Bumped cover corners. Binding/spine deterioration. The joint (where book cover meets book spine) is cracked. Previous ownership bookplate affixed to front pastedown endpaper. There is some writing on the endpaper at the front of the book. There are a few dog-eared corners. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. There are 2 tears on page 18. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION. CONTENTS: I. THE VILLA OF THE LEOPARD II. THE LAIR OF THE WHITE DEVIL III. THE FRESCOES OF VILLA LEMMI IV. VILLAS OF THE MEDICI V. ILARIA: A LEGEND OF TWO VILLAS VI. "ALLEGRO" VII. THE BORROMEO TAPESTRIES VIII. THE REAL THING IX. THE RING OF THE TWISTED SERPENT X. HOW SORDELLO THE SILVER-TONGUED BECAME SORDELLO OF THE IRON HAND XI. THE AMBER EMPRESS XII. THE GHOSTS OF GIACOMELLI XIII. THE SCARLET SCARF XIV. HOMELESS GHOSTS AND HAUNTED HABITATIONS ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni-Botticelli (In Colour) Frontispiece IN PHOTOGRAVURE - Giovanna Tornabuoni - Lorenzo Tornabuoni and the Arts and Sciences - Study in the Garden of the Villa Medici at Rome - Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cypress, Receiving Homage at Venice - The Rich Man's Feast - Portrait of a Roman Antiquary Titian - La Pia - Dante and Matilda ILLUSTRATIONS OTHER THAN PHOTOGRAVURE Bianca Capello Villa Reale di Castello Fountain, Attributed to Donatello, and Grotto at Castello The Senators, Villa of Castello Farmhouse at Castello Casino at Villa Lante Casino at Caprarola Fountain and Water Parterre at Villa Lante Castle of Bracciano Twin Pavilions at Villa Lante Loggia and Tower of Caterina Cornaro at Asolo Guinigi Palace and Tower at Lucca Simonetta Vespucci Giuliano de Medici Giovanna Tornabuoni Careggi, Villa Medici Villa of Poggio a Cajano Satyrs, Garden of the Villa of Poggio a Cajano Statue of the "Appennines" Fountain of Hercules Fountain of Venus Villa Medici, Rome Villa Reale della Petraia Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto, Wife of Paolo Guinigi Casino at Caprarola Cariatides at Caprarola View from the Terrace of Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore Villa Borromeo, Isola Bella Baroque Grotto, Isola Bella The Fountain of Love Caterina Cornaro Avenue of Cypresses Villa Giusti, Verona Bonifazio's Mistress Palace of Eccelino Antony and Cleopatra Villa Pisani at Stra Villa Giacomelli at Maser Villa Rotonda, near Vicenza Villa Giacomelli Chapel of Villa Giacomelli at Maser Villa Armeni, Contarini Palazzo Tolomei at Siena Villa Giacomelli The Decameron Palazzo Del Té, Mantua Palazzo Del Té, Garden Façade Fireplace in the Castle of Santa Maria Ora Colleoni at Thiene
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Book Title: Romance of the Italian Villas (Northern Italy)
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Book Series: Travel Books to Read Before Your Next Trip to Italy
Publisher: G.P. Putnam & Sons
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1906
Type: Travel essays
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: various
Author: Elizabeth Williams Champney (1850-1922)
Features: Illustrated with 8 photogravure plates, Tissue guards, Numerous Additional Illustrations in black and white, Antique Book, 1st Edition
Genre: Exploration & Travel, travelogue, Travel essays, Travel, Antiquarian & Collectible, Folklore & Mythology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Italian Renaissance villas, Italian Countryside, Italy, Northern Italy, myths, legends, Italian Legends, Folklore, Italian folklore, Art, Italian art, Renaissance, Frescoes, paintings, landscape, architecture, artworks, Italian paintings, Italian Architecture, History, Italian History, Culture, Italian Villas, Italian Villa Interior Design, Castles, Palaces, fifteenth-century Florentine portraiture
Number of Pages: 448
