HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION ......................................... i
ISOLA BELLA, LAKE MAGGIORE ..................................... 41
VILLAS ON THE LAKE OF COMO ..................................... 45
CASTELLAZZO DEI ARCONATI, NEAR MILAN ........................... 51
PALAZZO DORIA, GENOA ........................................... 53
THE VILLA IMPERIALI, SANPIERDARENA ............................. 57
LA CERTOSA DI PAVIA ............................................ 59
VILLA GIUSTI, VERONA ........................................... 63
THE VILLA COLLODI, PESCIA ...................................... 67
THE BOBOLI GARDEN, FLORENCE .................................... 69
VILLA PALMIERI, FLORENCE ....................................... 75
VILLA DELLA PETRAJA, FLORENCE .................................. 77
VILLA DI CASTELLO, NEAR FLORENCE ............................... 79
VILLA CORSINI, NEAR FLORENCE ................................... 81
VILLA GAMBERAIA, NEAR FLORENCE ................................. 83
VILLA BONDI, NEAR FLORENCE ..................................... 85
VILLA CAMPI, NEAR FLORENCE ..................................... 87
VILLAS NEAR SIENA .............................................. 89
THE ROYAL PALACE OF THE QUIRINAL ............................... 93
THE VATICAN GARDENS, ROME ...................................... 95
VILLA BORGHESE, ROME ........................................... 99
THE VILLA PAMPHILJ, ROME ...................................... 103
THE VILLA CHIGI, ROME ......................................... 105
THE VILLA CORSINI, ROME ....................................... 107
THE VILLA MEDICI, ROME ........................................ 109
THE VILLA ALBANI, ROME ........................................ 113
PALAZZO COLONNA, ROME ......................................... 115
VILLAS AT FRASCATI ............................................ 117
THE VILLA D' ESTE, TIVOLI ..................................... 125
THE VILLA LANTE, BAGNAIA ...................................... 129
THE PALACE OF CASERTA ......................................... 133
SICILIAN GARDENS .............................................. 135
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