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Italia: The Art of Living Italian Style

Italia: The Art of Living Italian Style

by EdmundHoward (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

    $5.91
Synopsis

For over two thousand years, Italy has been THE source of cultural and artistic inspiration for the rest of the world. The strong Italian sense of what is visually impressive and beautiful has created an architectural and decorative heritage of astonishing splendour and diversity. ITALIA: THE ART OF LIVING ITALIAN STYLE focuses on the most characteristic manifestations of Italian genius, examining the architecture, the interiors, the gardens and the decorative ornamentation that have forged Italy's reputation. With 300 specially commissioned photographs and a a series of evocative essays, Edmund Howard's celebrated book provides a new sense of the richness and variety of the Italian experience as well as being an invaluable visual reference book.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 2
 Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 09 Jun 1997
ISBN 10: 0753800195
ISBN 13: 9780753800195
Book Overview: 'captures the richness and variety of Italy' - EVENING STANDARD '... offers an unusually simpatico glimpse into unfamiliar painted rococco and sometimes humble houses... gardens and delicious archtectural detail' - THE INDEPENDENT

Author Bio
The Hon. Edmund Bernard Carlo Howard, CMG, LVO, Commander of the Order of Merit (Italy) has an intimate knowledge of Italy which dates back to his childhood. where he often stayed with his Italian mother's family in Rome and with English relations in Portofino. After war service as an Intelligence Officer in Italy, Edmund Howard worked at the British Consulate in Turin, later at British Embassy in Rome before serving at the Consul-General in Genoa.