Florentine Villas in the Fifteenth Century An Architectural and Social History |
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Author:
| Lillie, Amanda |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-18138-9 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $58.99 |
Book Description:
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In this book, 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 Based entirely on unpublished archival material, her book examines a number of villas from this period. Here, the house is studied in relation to the families who lived in them and to the land that surrounded them. The villa emerges as a functional, utilitarian farming...
More DescriptionIn this book, 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 Based entirely on unpublished archival material, her book examines a number of villas from this period. Here, the house is studied in relation to the families who lived in them and to the land that surrounded them. The villa emerges as a functional, utilitarian farming unit upon whose success families depended, and where dynastic and patrimonial values could be nurtured.