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Italian villas and their gardens (1904)

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 242

An illustration from Italian villas and their gardens, 1904, leaf 242
d sends various branches to the Ticino and the Adda,was formerly lined for miles beyond the city with sub-urban villas. Few remain unaltered, and even of thesefew the old gardens have disappeared. One of the mostinteresting houses in Del R6s collection, the Villa Alario(now Visconti di Saliceto),… … LOMBARD VILLAS still discoverable. The villa, a stately pile built byRuggieri in 1736, looks on a court divided from thehighway by a fine wall and beautifiil iron gates. Lowwings containing the chapel and offices, and running atright angles to the main building, connect the latter withthe courtyard…

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