Bibliograph

The Italian garden, restoring a renaissance garden in Tuscany, Cecilia Hewlett with Paul Bangay, Narelle McAuliffe, Luke Morgan ; photography by Simon Griffiths

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The Italian garden, restoring a renaissance garden in Tuscany, Cecilia Hewlett with Paul Bangay, Narelle McAuliffe, Luke Morgan ; photography by Simon Griffiths

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Italian garden

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Cecilia Hewlett with Paul Bangay, Narelle McAuliffe, Luke Morgan ; photography by Simon Griffiths

Sub title

restoring a renaissance garden in Tuscany

Summary

The remarkable story of the project undertaken by Paul Bangay and Monash University to transform a neglected car park at the university's Prato campus in Tuscany into a traditional Renassance walled garden, befitting its location. This is part restoration story, part vicarious travel tale and a completely facinating story of how the discovery fifty years ago of a series of neglected and hidden fifteenth century frescos led to the creation of the stunning Palazzo Vaj garden, inspired by the water features, grottos and planting symmetry of classic Italian Renaissance gardens

Target audience

adult

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