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Gardens of beauty : Italian gardens of the Borromeo Islands
- Title
- Gardens of beauty : Italian gardens of the Borromeo Islands / photography by Dario Fusaro ; texts by Lucia Impelluso ; preface by Paolo Pejrone.
- Author
- Fusaro, Dario, 1955-
- Publication
- Milan : Electa, 2017.
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | SB466.I82 I865 2017g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 175 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "A tribute to the beauty of the famed Italian gardens of Isola Bella and Isola Madre, two precious jewels of Italy's Lake Maggiore. The islands of Isola Bella and Isola Madre have belonged to the Borromeo family since the sixteenth century. From the very beginning, this noble Italian family aimed to transform these fishing islands into small earthly paradises boasting lush gardens. With stunning photography and informative texts, this book explores the enchanting scenery of both islands. Named after Countess Isabella Borromeo, Isola Bella is an attractive terraced pyramid of formal gardens with baroque scenery of monumental stairs, statue-topped balustrades, and obelisks. Isola Madre, the largest of the lake islands, has a beautiful Renaissance palace surrounded by a botanical garden, famous for its variety of flowers and plants due to the mild climate. The exquisite flora includes azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias, ancient camellias, water lilies, lotus flowers, and Mediterranean citrus plants. So magical that they even once fascinated the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, the Borromeo Gardens are breathtakingly represented in this lavishly illustrated tome"--provided by Amazon.com.
- Alternative Title
- Italian gardens of the Borromeo Islands
- Subjects
- Gardens > Italy > Isola Madre
- Gardens > Italy > Isola Madre > Pictorial works
- Maggiore, Lake (Italy and Switzerland) > Pictorial works
- Isola Bella (Italy) > Pictorial works
- Isola Madre (Italy) > Pictorial works
- Gardens > Maggiore, Lake (Italy and Switzerland)
- Gardens > Italy > Isola Bella > Pictorial works
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Preface by Paolo Pejrone -- Isola Madre. The collection of hibiscus rosa-sinensis ; The collection of wisteria ; The collection of proteas ; The collection of magnolias ; The collection of camellias -- Isola Bella. The collection of solenostemon -- Selected references.
- ISBN
- 9788891810229
- 8891810223
- OCLC
- 954224524
- SCSB-8910410
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries