[Italy]
A series of seperately published, illustrated essays examining the homes of American, British and European female expats on the hillsides of Fiesole and Settignano, overlooking Florence. The women were drawn to the area by the rich cultural heritage of Florence and the Renaissance way of life. The four volumes are:
1. Villa I Tatti: Mary Berenson's "Golden Urn" Arcadia
2. Princess Ghyka and Miss Florence Blood at the Gamberaia
3. Vernon Lee: A Sibyl at Il Palmerino
4. Nina Auzias and Leo Stein from Montparnasse to Settignano
The essays are filled with the writers and artists who visited these Tuscan ideals.
Tiffany L. Johnston, Patricia Osmond, Kate Thomas, Alessandra Marchetti and Michele Amedei. Centro Di. Florence. 2024. First edition. 4 volumes, paperback, small quarto; wrappers with French flaps. 32 pages in each volume. Illustrated in colour and b&w. English. 240 x 170mm. 0.65kg. 9788870385847. Fine.
