Add this copy of Secret Gardens of Venice to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published by Arsenale.
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Used-Very Good. This edition of Secret Gardens in Venice, entirely in colour, is intended to satisfy the growing desire of Venetians and tourists to know more about this fascinating city and its history. Examining both the present reality and the past history of the gardens of Venice, the authors seek to understand the special fascination of these places. In Venice gardens are by definition private places, extra rooms to the palazzi. Owing to the geographical limitations of the city, gardens acquire the added value of rarity and thus confer further prestige on their owners. Cristiana Moldi-Ravenna and Tudy Sammartini have divided the book into seven chapters dealing with purely Venetian themes: memory, confidence, self-celebration, ornamentation, imagination, the arcane, meditation. The text is supported by generous quotations from earlier writers, both Italian and foreign, offering a mixture of historical observations and personal impressions. The book is further enriched by an extraordinary array of colour pictures by one of the finest photographers of our day. Gianni Berengo Gardin has created a series of fascinating poetic images, which reveal a wholly new and unknown side of Venice. Glorious colour photographs portray a little known and seldom seen aspect of this unique city and are accompanied by personal impressions of travellers throughout the ages. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.
Add this copy of Secret Gardens in Venice to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by BingoBooks2 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Venice, Italy: Arsenale.
Add this copy of Secret Gardens of Venice to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Arsenale Editrice.
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New. 8877431695. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--HARDCOVER. 168 pages; 120 color illustrations. Description: "Are there gardens in Venice? In a city where water is the dominant factor and space is at a premium, this question will appear a strange one, especially to the tourist visiting Venice for the first time. This unique city presents such an unreal external face that any notion that it may also contain a number of delightful 'secret' gardens will seem highly improbable, even impossible. However, many small green areas do exist, hidden behind walls protecting the privacy of many of the city's inhabitants. This immensely useful and informative book will enable its readers to unlock many doors and allow them to locate these 'secret' places in Venice where the gardens have tended to become a synonym for private space. In a city built on water, these gardens, while bringing considerable prestige to those lucky enough to own them, do assume a particular importance and pose a special challenge for the people entrusted with their continued upkeep and maintenance. Secret Gardens in Venice also contains a collection of writings about Venice by authors past and present as well as historical notes and personal impressions by travellers down the ages. The text is further enhanced throughout by the inclusion of an outstanding collection of colour photographs each bringing to life the many lesser known parts of a city whose unique qualities are rightly famed throughout the world."--with a bonus offer--
