Villa DetailsThis volume is an historical and geographical tour of everything that makes a villa what it is. Embellishment on a grand scale and minute details emerge side by side in this unusual study. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 13 |
VILLA DETAILS | 14 |
The Testimony of Classicism | 19 |
Copyright | |
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ancient appeared arch architects architecture arms artistic balconies balusters Baroque bas-reliefs base Beauty became become building built Castle centre century chapel characterised Classicism colour columns combination common complex composition create crown culture curved decorative defined developed dome doors dormers East effect elegant elements embellished embrasures emphasise entirely entrance especially Europe examples facade figures fronton function gables garden gates Greek important indicate inside inspired involved Italy kind later mansion marble masques materials means metal Middle motif mouldings Nature orders original painted Palace particularly period places protected religious Renaissance Roman roof Screens shape shields Side simple slopes South Korea sphere standing statues stone structure style sundial supported surmounted technique term terraces Testimony of Classicism tiles towers tradition turrets tympanum various vertical villa walls wood wooden wrought iron