This sought-after volume is now back in print in a new format and at a
reduced price, takes the reader on a breathtaking tour through the most
magnificent homes in Italy. This well-illustrated journey through 50
magnificent villas and palaces built by the Italian aristocracy covers
country retreats in Tuscany and the Veneto, impressive residences in
Rome and Siena, and fortresslike castles and grand villas in Trieste and
Sicily. Collected here for the first time, these world-famous private
residences are unsurpassed in their diversity and artistic grandeur.
Italian Splendor offers both professional and lay readers a glimpse
behind the closed doors of these family homes, which contain some of the
world's most impressive and sumptuous designs.