| Florentine Villas in the Fifteenth Century: An Architectural and Social History Contributor(s): Lillie, Amanda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521181380 ISBN-13: 9780521181389 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Architecture | Buildings - Residential |
| Dewey: 728.094 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.90 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Amanda Lillie challenges the urban bias in Renaissance art and architectural history by investigating the architecture and patronage strategies in the Florentine countryside during the fifteenth century. Based entirely on unpublished archival material, her book examines a number of villas from this period. The villa emerges as a functional, utilitarian farming unit upon whose success families depended, and where dynastic and patrimonial values could be nurtured. |
