Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : Century · leaf 155
sconventions, let the student turn from the Villa Mediciand the Orti Farnesiani to a third type of villa createdat the same time—the Casino of Pope Pius IV in theVatican gardens, built in 1560 by the Neapolitan archi-tect Pirro Ligorio. This exquisite little garden-house lies in a hollow ofthe… … VILLA MEDICI, ROME ROMAN VILLAS space thus cleared the villa is built, some ten or fifteenfeet away from the wall, so that its ground floor is cooland shaded without bemg damp. The building, whichis long and narrow, runs lengthwise into the cut, itslong facades being treated as sides, while it…
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