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Using Rome as a case study, this book examines how architecture and urbanism can be used to construct national identity.
Covering an enormous range of subjects, this essential guide to your garden describes how to cultivate and care for your favourite plants; how to grow fruit trees, lay a lawn or design a 'potager'. The Constant Gardener reveals the fascinating history of the rose, discusses pruning techniques, tells you how to create nutrient-rich compost, pave a path or lay a hedge. It is packed with handy hints, recipes and stories.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 12-Aug 15, 2010.
See inside many of Italy's famous grand hotels in locations such as Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan and Naples. Many tourists visit Italy to experience the grandeur and comforts of a bygone era. This new book by IMAGES offers a rare glimpse inside the private and public areas of Italy's glorious hotels which have, for centuries, offered accommodation, often long-term, to many of the world's literary and artistic greats, many in their youth on their tours. This pocket-guide is more than a fabulous guide for the armchair tourist. Its sumptuous colour photography makes it easy to select the hotel to suit the experience the traveller wants to enjoy. It offers a selection of the best places to stay in Italy, whether for the business traveller or the tourist. Also available in the series: A Pocketful of Nudes ISBN 9781864702712 A Pocketful of Houses ISBN 9781864701890 A Pocketful of Apartments ISBN 9781864702569 A Pocketful of Bars ISBN 9781864702286