LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
xi 
HALF-TONE PLATES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS 
i. Pompeian Gardens 
2. The Villa Papa Giulio, 
Rome 
7. Isola Bella, Lake 
Maggiore 
16. The Villa of Castel- 
lazzo 
21. The Villa Imperiali, 
Sanpierdarena 
28. The Villa Collodi, 
Pescia 
34. The Boboli Garden, 
Florence 
35. The Boboli Garden, 
Florence 
37. The Villa Palmieri, 
Florence 
43. Villa di Castello, near 
FLORENCE 
51. The Villa Gamberaia, 
near Florence 
59 - VlCOBELLO, NEAR SlENA 
65. The Royal Palace of 
the Quirinal, Rome 
66 . The Royal Palace of 
the Quirinal, Rome 
(From an engraving 
by G. Battista Falda, 
about 1670) 
House of the Vettii. 
House of Marcus Lu¬ 
cretius. House of 
Sallust 
Across the Cortile. The 
Grotto 
The Parterre. Stair¬ 
way with Side Water 
Channels. Steps lead¬ 
ing to Upper Par¬ 
terre. Across Lago 
Maggiore 
The Theatre of Diana. 
The Aviary 
General View from the 
Casino. Grotto in the 
Lower Terrace 
The Cascade and Ter¬ 
races from the Par¬ 
terre. On the Upper 
Terrace. Looking to¬ 
wards the Casino 
The Grotto of Buonta- 
lenti. Fountain in the 
Uccellaia. The Foun¬ 
tain of Neptune 
The Isolotto and Foun¬ 
tain of Hercules. 
Fountains around the 
Isolotto 
Terrace in front of 
Casino. View towards 
the Casino 
View over Parterre , 
from the Casino. Se¬ 
cret Fountains inside 
the Grotto 
Grass Walk dividing 
Casino from Upper 
Garden. Stairway 
leading to the Upper 
Garden 
Well in the Entrance 
Courtyard. Gateway 
to the Parterre 
A Secret Fountain. 
Terrace near the 
Palace. The Water 
Organ 
16 
32 
44 
52 
58 
68 
74 
74 
76 
80 
84 
92 
94 
94 
73. The Vatican, Rome 
74. The Vatican Garden, 
Rome . 
(From an engraving 
by G. Battista Falda , 
about 1670) 
78. The Villa Borghese, 
Rome 
79. The Villa Borghese, 
Rome 
(From an old print) 
84. The Villa Pamphilj, 
Rome 
85. The Villa Pamphilj, 
Rome . 
(From an old print) 
94. The Villa Medici, Rome 
Bernini's Bronze Ship 
Stairway leading to 
the Villa Pia. Court¬ 
yard of the Villa Pia 
98 
The Courtyard. Wall 
Treatment , Private 
Garden. The Hippo¬ 
drome. Fountain near 
the Hippodrome. An 
Aviary in the Private 
Garden 
The Entrance Forecourt 
The Central Fountain of 
the Parterre. A Pe¬ 
destal in the Bosco. 
Stairway leading to 
the Casino 
95. The Villa Medici, Rome 
(From the plan of G. Bat¬ 
tista Falda , 1670) 
99. The Villa Albani, Rome 
100. The Villa Albani, Rome 
(From an old print) 
105. The Villa Aldobran- 
dini, Frascati 
117. A View of the Villa 
d’ Este in 1573 . 
(From an old print) 
122. The Villa Lante, Bag- 
NAIA 
126. The Palace of Caserta 
The Garden Courtyard. 
Garden Entrance and 
Loggia. Herm in the 
Garden Courtyard 
Terrace overlooking the 114 
Parterre. The Par¬ 
terre and Casino. The 
Parterre from the 
Casino. Entrance to 
the Bosco 
.114 
General View of the 118 
Villa. The Bosco of 
Plane - Trees. The 
Cascade from the 
Casino 
. 128 
The Dolphin Fountain 132 
and Catena Cascade. 
Summer House on the 
Upper Terrace 
Statuary Group on the 134 
Cascade (two views) 
