CONTENTS 
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION i 
ISOLA BELLA, LAKE MAGGIORE. . . . 41 
VILLAS ON THE LAKE OF COMO . . 45 
CASTELLAZZO DEI ARCONATI, NEAR MILAN 51 
PALAZZO DORIA, GENOA.S3 
THE VILLA IMPERIALS SANPIERDARENA . 57 
LA CERTOSA DI PAVIA.59 
VILLA GIUSTI, VERONA .63 
THE VILLA COLLODI, PESCIA .... 67 
THE BOBOLI GARDEN, FLORENCE . . . 69 
VILLA PALMIERI, FLORENCE .... 75 
VILLA DELLA PETRAJA, FLORENCE . . . 77 
VILLA DI CASTELLO, NEAR FLORENCE . 79 
VILLA CORSINI, NEAR FLORENCE ... 81 
VILLA GAMBERAIA, NEAR FLORENCE . . 83 
VILLA BONDI, NEAR FLORENCE ... 85 
VILLA CAMPI, NEAR FLORENCE . . . . 87 
VILLAS NEAR SIENA.89 
THE ROYAL PALACE OF THE QUIRINAL. 93 
THE VATICAN GARDENS, ROME . . . . 95 
VILLA BORGHESE, ROME.99 
THE VILLA PAMPHILJ, ROME . . . . 103 
THE VILLA CHIGI, ROME.105 
THE VILLA CORSINI, ROME.107 
THE VILLA MEDICI, ROME . . . .109 
THE VILLA ALBANI, ROME.113 
PALAZZO COLONNA, ROME.115 
VILLAS AT FRASCATI.117 
THE VILLA D’ ESTE, TIVOLI . . . .125 
THE VILLA LANTE, BAGNAIA . . . . 129 
THE PALACE OF CASERTA . . . .133 
SICILIAN GARDENS.135 
