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Tuscan Elements (Decor Best-Sellers) | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexandra Black
Creator: Simon Mcbride
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $31.58
You Save: $3.42 (10%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 213561
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0823054802
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.09455
EAN: 9780823054800
ASIN: 0823054802
Publication Date: November 1, 2002
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Product Description
The Tuscan house, whether a simple homestead or expansive villa, has become one of the most sought-after living environments. Its design is virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages, when landowners in the golden hills of Tuscany built country retreats with gardens, porticoes, and loggias. The landowners often drew upon the natural resources of the region-and it is these materials that give the Tuscan house its unique character. Tuscan Elements brings to life the colors, textures, and aesthetics of the Tuscan house-the magnificent stone and marble work; the hardwoods like chestnut, oak, and elm; earthy terra-cotta and brick; and the all-important water feature, used in ponds, fountains, and pools. This unique, visual sourcebook deconstructs the typical Tuscan home and examines its basic components in dazzling detail, from the tiled roof and floor, thick stone exterior walls, and vine-covered loggia to the exposed wooden beams, luminous frescoes, and the sunny courtyard garden with an ancient well or exquisite swimming pool. Filled with extraordinary photos by world-famous interiors photographer Simon McBride, Tuscan Elements emphasizes living life well with a home that nurtures and comforts, accentuates the importance of family and friends, and entertains with good food and drink. For anyone interested in infusing their present home and garden with a little bit of Tuscany, here is a delightful source of never- ending inspiration.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Great Book May 6, 2007
Angela Lafeir (Dayton OH)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is filled to the top with great quality pictures. Wonderful inspiration for me and our new home which we are doing a Tuscan Theme. Will make a good coffee table book as well :)
 Too Primitive! July 10, 2006
C. Dunn (Richmond, TX.)
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
The disigns elements were too rustic for my taste. I was looking for more of a casual elegence.
 Otimo livro sobre casa toscanas March 17, 2006
Mauricio Hu (Brazil - Sao Paulo - SP)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Recomendo esse livro para quem, como eu, pretende construir no estilo toscano. Claro esta que nao se encontra mais tijolos de 300 anos, porem, pode-se ter completa ideia de como e o ar de uma propriedade toscana. Otimas fotos e boas dicas.
Tuscan Elements August 19, 2005
Robert Horwitz (Saddle River, New Jersey)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the best book of its kind that I have seen on basic Tuscan home design elements. Concise descriptions, beautiful photgraphy. I would heartily recommend this book.
Tuscan Style December 24, 2004
Zecon
45 out of 47 found this review helpful
I normally don't buy tabletop table books because I don't feel that they represent a value or add much to my understanding of a subject. Tabletop books full of incredible pictures just do not fully capture my imagination or attention. Consequently, most tabletop books get a cursory flipping through before I put them down.
However, `Tuscan Elements' is more than a book of pretty pictures and it is worth more than just a cursory flipping through. The author, Alexandra Black, has organized her effort to capture the elements of Tuscany. The four elements are stone, wood, earth, and water. These four elements are expressed in the homes, furniture, terracotta, and ponds, respectively, of Tuscany. To stand alongside the pictures of these four elements, Ms. Black takes the time to build a supporting story from a historical and literary point of view. Quoting D.H. Lawrence and Pliny the Younger, the story of how these elements have been woven into the ebb and flow of Tuscan life since before the Roman Empire emerges with an impressive clarity and vividness.
As a lover of Tuscany I am drawn to images of Tuscany and its way of life. The seductive beauty of the Tuscan landscape and the romance of the Tuscan lifestyle as expressed in the prose and images of this tabletop book is the stuff of dreams. This tabletop book provided me the fodder for those dreams and never once disappointed me.
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