Dell'arte de' giardini inglesi / [Ercole Silva]

Main entry:

Silva, Ercole, 1756-1840, author.

Title & Author:

Dell'arte de' giardini inglesi / [Ercole Silva]

Edition:

Seconda edizione, ricorretta ed accresciuta dall'autore, e coll' aggiunta di nuove tavole incise in rame

Publication:

Milano : Presso Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi, 1813.

Description:

2 volumes : black-and-white illustrations, black-and-white plans ; 23 cm (8vo)

Notes:
Contains 40 engraved plates.
Engravings are by Gaetano Riboldi.
Cicognara, 960

Summary:

An influential work in introducing English garden design in Italy, which Silva favored over the more formal French style. Cicognara 960: "La migliore opera in questo genere che abbia l'Italia."

Resources:
The Internet Archive

Subject:

Gardens, English.
Jardins anglais.

Form/genre:

copper engravings (visual works)
Informational works.
Intaglio prints.
Documents d'information.
Tailles-douces.

Added entries:

Gaetano, Riboldi, fl. 1790-1825, engraver.
Presso Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi

Holdings:

Location: Library cage trissino 116421
Call No.: ITB6N1830 ITN1830; ID:85-B19367
Copy: v.1
Status: Available

Location: Library cage trissino 116420
Call No.: ITB6N1830 ITN1830; ID:85-B19367
Copy: v.2
Status: Available

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