The Villa
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
"In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America. In this wide-ranging book, he illuminates such topics as the early villas of the Medici, the rise of the "country place" as a focus for examining the relationships between urban and rural life, between architectural design and social, cultural, economic, and political forces" -- Book cover

