La Pietra: Florence, a Family and a Villa

by A. Richard Turner

Book Overview

This volume reveals the beauty and history of one of the great Florentine villas, La Pietra, and the extraordinary Anglo-American family that restored it to its former glory and ultimately bequeathed it to New York University. The book tells the story of the Villa and the Acton family and includes a lively, insightful text by noted art historian A. Richard Turner, along with an elegant introductory essay by Cristina Acidini Luchinar, of the Italian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 888598262X
• ISBN13: 9788885982628
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.4"