Private Rome
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (823 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847821307 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorFrancesco Ventrui's photographs appear in many books, including Houses and Gardens of Portugal (Rizzoli, 1998) and Houses and Palaces of Andalucia (Rizzoli, 1998).Elizabeth Helman Minchilli writes regularly for ARTnews, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and House & Garden. She has also lectured at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts.
James Ellsworth said I'm Keeping This With My Travel Journals. 'Private Rome' has been 'on the market' for several yearsbut I just found it since I am interested in other writing done by Elizabeth Minchilli, an American-born, Italian-married expert on 'living in Rome.' Having visited Rome off and on as a tourist I was interested in seeing a different slice of life in the city--some of the architecture and interior furnishings and design of private apartments and palazzos. This is the book that delivers. Unlike other books of the interior design/architectural digest nature, this book is not a. Capturing Rome Denise Bjorkman One of my hobbies having owned three antique shops and engaged with eclectic interior decorating for discerning patrons is authentic stylising of select homes. Italy has become so cliched as too many arrivistes or par venus seek to impress. The Tuscany style is one that has been pursued with gross inaccuracy and superficial research in this highly textured and iconically beautiful environment.It has been abusively commercialised by tourists seeking ersatz comfort and false status in their own States: 'Look how travelled I am. 'Am. Five Stars Lovely book.
Behind the heroic, historicfacades of Rome lies an intimate world that is rarely seen by outsiders.Private Rome offers a colorful insider's view of the city's vibrant inner sanctums. Here are studios of artists and designers; classical, baroque, and modern apartments; extravagant villas and palazzi; the homes of leading art collectors; and gardens. For everyone enchanted by the ancient aura, the venerable architecture, and the legendary life of the Eternal city, Private Rome reveals the personal style of those who are privileged to live there.
She has also lectured at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts.. Francesco Ventrui's photographs appear in many books, including Houses and Gardens of Portugal (Rizzoli, 1998) and Houses and Palaces of Andalucia (Rizzoli, 1998).Elizabeth Helman Minchilli writes regularly for ARTnews, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and House & Garden