{"product_id":"rome-city-of-gardens","title":"Rome: City of Gardens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first book to celebrate the Eternal City’s exquisite gardens, from ancient times to modern day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRome is – and always has been – a city of gardens. Since ancient times, the Italian city's green hills, from the imperial Palatine to the rural Janiculum, have been covered with ornamental gardens, orchards, and groves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRome: City of Gardens invites readers to explore three 'golden ages' of Roman horticulture through twenty-four intriguing outdoor spaces. Featured are the romantic ruins and sculpture of Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli; the splendid water theater of the Villa d'Este; the lush terraces of the Villa Lante; and the Belvedere Courtyard and Casina of Pius IV within the Vatican. More contemporary designs include Palazzo Parisi, the family estate of Arabella Lennox-Boyd; La Torrecchia Vecchia, a green-and-white garden by Dan Pearson that winds around the ruins of a medieval town; and the reimagining of the Bass Garden and the Villa Aurelia by Laurie Olin, at the American Academy in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach garden is showcased with lush, specially commissioned photography, as well as handsome antiquarian prints. Gregory Long's authoritative text delves into the fascinating stories behind the gardens – romantic tales starring a unique array of artists and architects, Roman emperors and empresses, cardinals, popes, aesthetes and social climbers, aristocrats, and nouveaux riches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully designed, with a stunning cover stamped in white foil, \u003cem\u003eRome: City of Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable grand tour of the region's alluring outdoor oases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48498686034020,"sku":"9781580937214","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/5292\/6820\/files\/M-rome-ae-3721-3d-standing-front-3000.jpg?v=1780331207","url":"https:\/\/www.phaidon.com\/en-us\/products\/rome-city-of-gardens","provider":"Phaidon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}