LOMBARD VILLAS 
also an old villa, and its architectural screen and pro- 
jecting wings form an unusually characteristic facade of 
the same period. Here, again, little remains of the old 
garden but a charming upper terrace ; but the interior 
decorations of many of the rooms are undisturbed, and 
are exceptionally interesting examples of the more deli- 
cate Italian baroque. 
Another famous country house, Castellazzod’Arconate, 
at Bollate, is even more palatial than the Duke of Mo- 
dena’s villa at Varese, and, while rather heavy in general 
outline, has an interesting interior facade, with a long 
arcade resting on coupled columns, and looking out over 
a stately courtyard with statues. This villa is said to 
have preserved a part of its old gardens, but it is difficult 
of access, and could not be visited at the time when the 
material for these chapters was collected. 
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