The villa in the life of Renaissance Rome / David R. Coffin

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xx, 385 pages : illustrations (some color), plans. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-372) and index. Contents; Partial contents A chronology of Renaissance popes and cardinals -- I. Villeggiatura : profane and papal -- Chapter 1. The affluent Italian and his country residence -- The secularization of culture -- Vigne -- Chapter 2. The vacation retreat of the church dignitary -- Vacationes generale -- Fifteenth century Villeggiatura -- The Palazzo Venezia -- The Tower of Paul III -- Later history of the Palace and the Tower -- Sixteenth Century Villeggiatura -- Casaletto -- Frascati -- II. Leisure : its setting and pursuits -- Chapter 3. The early suburban villa -- Its antecedents -- The Villa Belevedere -- The Villa Farnesina -- Chapter 4. The hunting lodge and park -- La Magliana -- The hunt in the sixteenth Century -- The passing of the hunting park -- III. Enriching the site -- Chapter 5. The ceremony of entry -- The Villa Giulia -- The Villa Altemps -- Chapter 6. Monte Cavallo -- Early vigne and gardens -- The Villa Carafa -- Lesser vigne on the Quirinal -- The Villa Grimani -- The Villa Carpi -- The Vigna Sermoneta -- The Vigna Panzani -- The Villa D'Este -- Chapter 7. The Hill of Gardens -- The Villa Medici -- Lesser vigne of the Pincian -- The Vigna del Nero -- IV. Recapturing the past -- Chapter 8. Classical antiquity in Renaissance dress -- The Villa Madama -- The Villa Lante -- The Villa Trivulziana, Salone -- The Casino of Pius IV -- Chapter 9. The golden age -- The Farnese Palace, Caprarola -- The Villa d'Este, Tivoli -- The Villa Lante, Bagnaia -- Conclusion : Passage to a new age. Subjects; Architecture, Renaissance Italy Rome Region. Architecture, Renaissance Italy Rome. Palaces Italy Rome Region. Palaces Italy Rome. Architecture, Renaissance. Buildings. Manners and customs. Palaces. 1 Kg.…