Palladian Days: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House

Details how an American couple became the custodians of the Villa Cornaro, a sixteenth-century Palladian villa built by Andrea Palladio in Italy's Veneto region, describing how they learned to live in and care for the great Renaissance palace and its many treasures, as well as the people, customs, markets, and landmarks of the country around them. 50,000 first printing.