An Infinity of Graces
Publisher: WW Norton & Co; W. W. Norton
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780393732214
Description: "Cecil Ross Pinsent was responsible for the design and construction of new villas and gardens such as La Foce, and the renovation of historically sensitive ones, including Villa I Tatti, Villa Le Balze and Villa Medici. Edith Wharton sought his advice; Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson were influenced by him; Geoffrey Scott dedicated The Architecture of Humanism to him; and Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe regarded him as his "first maestro on the placing of buildings in the landscape". Bringing to light Pinsent's contribution to ... " --Publisher description.