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The The Gardens of Venice and the Veneto
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The Gardens of Venice and the Veneto draws together an amazing variety of spellbinding garden retreats, from monastery gardens quietly cultivated in the islands of the lagoon to magnificent villas on the Brenta Canal, and baroque masterpieces in the hills beyond. Highlights include an eerie Masonic garden complete with gothic chapel and cavernous grottoes, a pleasure garden made for his workers by a benevolent nineteenth-century industrialist, and a flower-filled delight by the banks of the Grand Canal. This is a book of ravishing images and intriguing stories. The garden behind Henry James's Aspern Papers is here, along with the garden which so beguiled Margaret Symonds, the young English author of Days Spent on a Doge's Farm. With an emphasis on gardens that can be visited, longtime resident Jenny Condie elucidates the dynastic triumphs, the reversals of fortune, and the shifts in taste and influence which have shaped these extraordinary places.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
'this lyrical, vivid book shows of the area's varied beauty in spades.' Lonely Planet Traveller "just looking at Alex Ramsay's pictures ... could have you hopping on the next flight to Verona." Evening Standard "imaginatively varied and chosen by someone who knows her subjects and their settings well ... inspired by this book, the reader will wish to visit in person." House & Garden 'Too good to leave the shop without ... Delicious' The Independent on Sunday "beautiful photographic collection draws together a variety of stunning garden retreats and sheds new light on the city and the region." Italia! 'sumptuous book is the perfect antidote to the gloomy winter weather ... a feast for the eyes.' Daily Mail Weekend 'Sit back and delve deep into the 20 magnificent gardens and plan a trip next year.' The English Garden 'Jenny Condie's fluent and effortlessly scholarly style ... is the perfect driver for Alex Ramsay's superbly numinous photographs.' Gardens Illustrated