Foro Italico
George Mott was born in New York City, lived in Rome, and has traveled extensively photgraphing architecture and gardens. His numerous books include Follies and Pleasure Pavillions and The Houses of Ireland. The official photographer for the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Mott works closely with the New York City Opera on many of their promotional campaigns.  A film critic and frequent contributor to The Psychoanalytic Review, Mott now lives in New York City.;  Luigi Ballerini (Essay) is an Italian-based poet and translator. He wrote the introduction to Italy Observed (1991), and authored the widely acclaimed 1994 book Il Terzo Gode, published in English and The Cadence Of A Neighboring Tribe.; Michelangelo Sabatino (essay) was trained as an architect and architectural historian in Venice. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Fine Art, University Of Toronto.; Giorgio Armani (Introduction) is the Italian clothier par excellence.