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Wikipedia: Villa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa
An illustrated definition and description of the various types of building which have been called villas from Roman to modern from the collaborative encyclopedia. |
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Wikipedia: Palladian Villas of the Veneto - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladian_Villas
An introduction to this cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his students which are listed as a World Heritage site. The list of villas includes links to illustrated articles on specific villas. |
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The Roman Villa of Piazza Armerina, Sicily - http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/456_Villa_Romana_del_Casale.html
An illustrated room-by-room description by René Seindal of the villa with the richest collection of late Roman mosaics. Includes bibliography, plan and more than 200 photographs. |
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Medici Villas in Florence and its Surroundings - http://www.arca.net/tourism/florence/medvilla.htm
A photograph and description of each from Your Way to Florence. |
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Porto-Colleoni-Thiene - http://www.castellodithiene.com
The official site gives an illustrated history and virtual tour of this Italian Renaissance villa with frescos and ornate 18th-century stables. Visitor information. |
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Roman Villas in Britain - http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/villa.htm
Guy de la Bédoyère describes how classical Roman villas were built and used, with examples from Britain and bibliography. Illustrations include reconstructions. |
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Max Gate - http://www.thomas-hardy.connectfree.co.uk/
The Victorian villa which Thomas Hardy designed and built for himself in 1885. History, plan of the gardens, visits seminars and the Thomas Hardy Essay Competition. |
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Craig Ailey Villa - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ken.owen/
Ken Owen provides an illustrated history of the villa in Cove, on the Firth of Clyde, designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson. Includes measured drawings and excerpts from sources. |
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Villa Aldobrandini, Rome - http://www.paulahowarth.com/villa/
Paula J. Howarth tells the story of this villa built at the beginning of the 17th century by Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, with bibliography. |