Italian Hilltowns

by Norman F. Carver

Book Overview

These remarkable photographs document what may be the most influential townss in history - towns that have beguiled travelers, architects, and painters for centuries - towns so human they are the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932076017
• ISBN13: 9780932076014
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Documan Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Next best thing to being there

Carver is a master photographer of place and form. In technically highly accomplished black and white photos, he brings you so much inside these old hilltowns that the walls and streets have personality. Perhaps because his photos rarely feature people, Carver permits the spirit of place to emerge with unusual force and purity. It's a fascinating, slightly melancholy experience also filled with the charm and beauty and simple rightness of vernacular architecture. Highly recommended. Carver's books on Iberian, North African, and Greek island villages, Mayan cities, and Japanese traditional farmhouses are also worth seeking out.