Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 68
h theylack. This is Prince Corsinis villa, the finest exampleof a baroque country house near Florence. The oldvilla, of which the typical Tuscan elevation may still beseen at the back, was remodelled during the latter halfof the seventeenth century, probably by Antonio Ferri,who built the state… … FLORENTINE VILLAS two-storied elevation with windows divided by a meagreorder, and a stately central gable flanked by balustradessurmounted by vases. The whole treatment is inter-esting, as showing the manner in which the seventeenth-century architect overlaid a plain Tuscan structure withflorid…
