Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House - Hardcover

Gable, Sally; Gable, Carl I.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400043379 ISBN 13: 9781400043378

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Details how an American couple became the custodians of the Villa Cornaro, a sixteenth-century Palladian villa built by Andrea Palladio in Italy's Veneto region, describing how they learned to live in and care for the great Renaissance palace and its many treasures, as well as the people, customs, markets, and landmarks of the country around them. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"If a vacation in Italy this summer just isn't going to make the cut, this book might be the next best thing." -Chicago Tribune"Timeless and completely modern. . . . Should be enjoyed while dreaming of the Venetian countryside, a tall glass of Prosecco in hand." -Forbes FYI"Palladian Days lifts the notion of buying a summer house to dizzying and delightful new heights. Sally and Carl Gable's fascinating account reads like a fast-paced, marvelously satisfying adventure story." -John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The City of Falling Angels

About the Author:

Sally Gable, a church music director by training, has served on the boards of Radcliffe College, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and other educational and musical organizations. Carl I. Gable, a lawyer and businessman and the author of a book on Venetian glass, has served on the boards of the Spoleto Festival USA, the Atlanta Opera, the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, and the Center for Palladian Studies in America. They divide their time between Atlanta and Villa Cornaro in Italy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1400043379
• ISBN 13: 9781400043378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266