Looks at private art collections and museums created by Vanderbilt, Morgan, du Pont, Jefferson, Hearst and Getty

The Golden Eye

Sapieha, Nicolas

Young, Mahonri Sharp

Guatti, Albano

Arts & Photography

Smithmark Pub.

Country Manors of Portugal: A Passage Through Seven Centuries

Binney, Marcus

Architecture

Scala Books

Examples of landscape gardening and architecture are described in illustration and narrative

Gardens of Portugal

BOWE, Patrick

This beautiful volume traces the history of the gardens in and around Naples from the times of the Romans to the present. Following an authoritative introduction by the garden expert Elizabeth Blair MacDougal, the individual gardens unfold in a lavish series of photographs. The tour begins with the magnificent Royal Gardens at Caserta, and continues with visits to other public and private gardens in and around the city of Naples. Gardens from Capri, both ancient and modern, are also covered, as are those of the nearby island of Ischia. The reader then travels south along the Miglio d'Oro, past the slopes of Mount Vesuvius where the great Neapolitan villas once lay. A trip through the historically rich Campania region, including the gardens of Sorrento, the terraced gardens of Positano, and the Roman ruins at Paestum conclude the book. The most visually rich work yet published on the subject, The Gardens of Naples will be welcomed by garden lovers as well as by anyone with an appreciation for the unrivaled beauties of the Italian countryside.

Gardens of Naples

MacDougall, Elisabeth Blair

Photography & Video

Sothebys Pubns

In the tower of Poggio Petroio, a Renaissance castle in the hills of ltaly's Chianti region, is to be found the Vanessa dei Barabba Florine, the world's only museum devoted to objects created for, about, and in celebration of dogs. In a rich collection of colour photographs, A Dog Lover's Museum captures the charm, humour, and whimsy of this unique private museum while at the same time providing an affectionate and often surprising demonstration of the central place that dogs have occupied in the hearts of so many different people over history. Ranging from kitsch twentieth century salt and pepper shakers to exquisite jewel-encrusted collars from the Renaissance, the museum's' s strength and the consistency with which the dog has commanded our fascination over time, and the warmth and quirkiness with which this fascination has so often been expressed, make this a compelling book for the general reader as well as the dog lover. Like the museum, whose character and atmosphere it captures so well, A Dog Lover's Museum is a one-of-a-kind testament to the variety and colour of the human love for dogs. As such it stands out in the crowded field of dog books, and is the ideal gift for any dog lover.

A Dog Lover's Collection (French Edition)

Tompkins, Ptolemy

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Built in the 1660s by the first Marquis of Fronteira, Joao de Mascarenhas, the Palace of Fronteira encompasses all that is most quintessentially Portuguese. This lavish book is devoted entirely to the art and architecture on display there, and the fascinating history that lies behind them. Despite its individual character Fronteira is, in many ways, one of the most representative of Portugal's country manors. This book is an inspiration both to students of the decorative arts and to those interested in Portugal's complex history during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Whether their interest is scholarly or general, The Palace and Gardens of Fronteira is sure to delight lovers of Portuguese art and culture, and lovers of art in general.

The Palace and Gardens of Fronteira: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Portuguese Style

Neves, Jose Cassiano

Mendes, Vera

Mascarenhas, Fernando

Briefly surveys the history of Havana, describes points of interest and historic sites, and shows notable hotels, museums, and architecture

Old Havana, Cuba (Travel to Landmarks)

Travel

Caribbean

I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd

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