Palaces of Sicily

Angheli Zalapi

ISBN 10: 0847821269 / ISBN 13: 9780847821266

Published by Rizzoli, 1998

About this Item

hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition, first U.S. edition. Very heavy book, may cost extra for international shipping.

Seller Inventory # 401426

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Palaces of Sicily
• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847821269
• ISBN 13: 9780847821266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture
  • ancient history
  • local history

About this title

Synopsis

Following the success of Portrait of Venice and Palaces of Rome, this beautiful book tours the palaces, villas, and castles of Sicily.

From the ancient Roman villa of Piazza Armerina through the Arab castles, baroque masterpieces such as Villa Pallagonia, to the art-nouveau Villa Bordonaro alle Croci- these pages reveal 30 public and private dwellings built and furnished by Italy's greatest architects and artists over the centuries. Luxuriant gardens full of flowers and statues, antique tapestries, glorious frescoed, and priceless furniture appear in hundreds of full-color photographs. History, art and anecdote intertwine in the text for an enchanting view of Sicily's great heritage.

About the Author

Gioachino Lanza Tomasi has been the director of the Italian Institute for Culture in New York for many years.

Angheli Zalapi organizes art exhibitions and congresses on Sicilian painters of the 15th to 17th centuries.

Photographs by Melo Minnella have been published in international magazines such as Life, Mondo, and Stern