| La Villa Subjects: Landscape architecture -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Agriculture -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Country life -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Gardens -- Italy -- Design -- Early works to 1800; Country homes -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Published in 1559 and appearing for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Thomas E. Beck is an architect practicing in Philadelphia. |