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The villa in the life of Renaissance Rome
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Title
The villa in the life of Renaissance Rome / David R. Coffin.
ISBN
0300249705
9780300249705
0691002797
0691039429
9780691002798
9780691039428
Publication
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1979]
Copyright Notice Date
©1979
Physical Description
1 online resource (xx, 385 pages) : 246 illustrations (some color), plans
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Summary
"Tracing the history of the Roman villa during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, David Coffin presents the first comprehensive study of the subject of villeggiatura (withdrawal to a country residence) in English. Further, his book is the first in any language to analyze the villa in terms of its social function and meaning rather than its architecture and formal properties. Coffin draws on a wide variety of printed material and previously unused sources to explore twenty of the most important residences built by dignitaries of Church and State. Early plans and drawings and photographs aid him in reconstructing the leisure activity of the leaders of Renaissance society in the settings that were built to enhance it"--Publisher's description.
Other formats
Print version: Coffin, David R. Villa in the life of Renaissance Rome. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1979
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 21, 2022
Series
Princeton monographs in art and archaeology ; 34
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-372) and index.
Partial contents
A chronology of Renaissance popes and cardinals
I. Villeggiatura : profane and papal
Chapter 1. The affluent Italian and his country residence
The secularization of culture
Vigne
Chapter 2. The vacation retreat of the church dignitary
Vacationes generale
Fifteenth century Villeggiatura
The Palazzo Venezia
The Tower of Paul III
Later history of the Palace and the Tower
Sixteenth Century Villeggiatura
Casaletto
Frascati
II. Leisure : its setting and pursuits
Chapter 3. The early suburban villa
Its antecedents
The Villa Belevedere
The Villa Farnesina
Chapter 4. The hunting lodge and park
La Magliana
The hunt in the sixteenth Century
The passing of the hunting park
III. Enriching the site
Chapter 5. The ceremony of entry
The Villa Giulia
The Villa Altemps
Chapter 6. Monte Cavallo
Early vigne and gardens
The Villa Carafa
Lesser vigne on the Quirinal
The Villa Grimani
The Villa Carpi
The Vigna Sermoneta
The Vigna Panzani
The Villa D'Este
Chapter 7. The Hill of Gardens
The Villa Medici
Lesser vigne of the Pincian
The Vigna del Nero
IV. Recapturing the past
Chapter 8. Classical antiquity in Renaissance dress
The Villa Madama
The Villa Lante
The Villa Trivulziana, Salone
The Casino of Pius IV
Chapter 9. The golden age
The Farnese Palace, Caprarola
The Villa d'Este, Tivoli
The Villa Lante, Bagnaia
Conclusion : Passage to a new age.
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