Petrarch's two gardens
Subtitle: landscape and the image of movement
By: by William Tronzo
Series: Italica Press studies in art and history
Publisher: Italica Press; Italica Press, Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781599102719; 9781599102726; 9781599102733
Subjects: Gardens; Styles; Medieval Gardens; Renaissance Gardens; Landscape gardening
Description: "This book is about landscape, particularly the designed landscape or garden, at a critical moment of change from the medieval to the early modern world. These landscapes are viewed here not as independent creations but as installations within a more enduring environment"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Zisa and Cuba in Palermo; title: Petrarch on the bank of the Sorgue; title: Gold and fleece: the park at Hesden; title: The Cortile delle statue in Rome: collecting fragments, inducing images.