Between the Alps, the Appenines and the Tyrrhenian Sea grow bitter oranges, basil, olives... The Genoese are likely to ignite if anyone disagrees that their cuisine is the best in Italy.
With its grottoes, terraces and fountains, the Villa d'Este has arguably the finest garden of the Italian Renaissance. Stunning photographs of both villa and garden, with a text by the direc... read more
A lavishly illustrated work of scholarship, exploring maiolica's conversations with artifacts ranging from Islamic metalwork and Chinese porcelain to Venetian lace and glass.
Ferrara, Rome, Sicily and more: Italian fiction and non-fiction from the mid-late C2oth to the present. Ground-breaking and compulsive, the first novel in Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet stand... read more
A handsome illustrated book on the Palazzo Castelluccio. Built in the C18th, it fell into ruin when the family died out in the C20th and has been restored by its new owner, the author. It co... read more
The perpetual appeal of walled gardens, let alone Venetian ones - private, invisible to those outside, with a delicious water gate giving onto a canal, and exhaling drifts of orange blossom ... read more
Siena's medieval golden age was brought to a grisly end by an appalling visitation of the plague in 1348. Nevertheless, the republic of Siena lasted for four hundred years, from the C12th un... read more
Modigliani's changing style, looking at the collection of his work in the Barnes Foundation as well as paintings from private collections and institutions around the world.
Besides looking at the artist's paintings and works on paper, this book includes many previously unpublished documents and photographs from the family archives.
Built in 1420-1436, the dome was not painted by Vasari and Zuccari until 1572-1579. This book, with text in English & Italian, presents in detail the entire pictorial cycle.
The beautiful C17th baroque villa near Siena was bought by Tony Lambton in the 1970s and recently restored by the next generation after a fire, with the help of Camilla Guinness.
The architecture and interiors of Pompeii, photographed in natural light and in marvellous detail. This lavish book has emerged from a project undertaken by Spina and the Parco Archeologico ... read more
Celebrated particularly for its classical statues (qv the excellent recent The Torlonia Marbles), this Roman villa was the C18th creation of Cardinal Albani. It was preserved with its collec... read more