Villa: Italian Country Style (Library of Interior Detail) [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Hilliard (Author), John Miller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Library of Interior Detail | Publication Date: May 1995

This is one of a series of small books, each of which looks at a different national style of interior decoration. Rugs, embroidery, paint and plaster, sparkling glass and china, patterns and colours - on walls and floors, in living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens - give an intimate view. "Villa: Italian Country Style" is the third book in the series. Colours and textures, objects and furniture, architectural elements and the quality of light and landscape are all explored. An essay introduces the book and captions accompany photographs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082122171X
• ISBN-13: 978-0821221716
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars informative, lots of pictures, July 4, 2000

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This review is from: Villa: Italian Country Style (Library of Interior Detail) (Hardcover)

This book had some good information to allow the reader a beginning understanding of Tuscan interior decorating. The pictures were very helpful, but as a small book it couldn't go into too much detail.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars charming though limited, December 9, 2007

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This review is from: Villa: Italian Country Style (Library of Interior Detail) (Hardcover)

This is a charming little book on interior typically Tuscan decorating.

There is a short introduction on general points behind the decorating of villas, old renovated farmhouses, and the like, for the most part in central Italy, and then there is a breakout by chapter of each area of a typical villa, i.e. bedrooms, kitchens, living spaces, as well as more detailed coverage of windows, doors, fireplaces, furniture, and decorative touches. The text is short and direct, nothing wrong with it but hardly encyclopedic.

The strength of the book is in the beautiful photos accompanying the text, all in full color and printed on good stock. While there is some repetition - one chapter, say, will feature a fireplace or window decoration, and another chapter will show a detail from the same fireplace or window - on the whole one gets the idea.

This is strictly a book on interiors; not only is there only one outdoor shot (of a patio), but there are no floorplans or elevations shot at all. Most of the photos were taken from just a few homes.

It's a nice little book, at list price perhaps on the expensive side for what is only a half hour browse.