Nestling in the gentle hills and brushed with the hazy sfumato of the air, the homes of Tuscany have long been the objects of lust and legend. This book affords a privileged glimpse of Tuscan houses and interiors. Leading lights of the international arts and fashion scenes open their doors and bid us enter. The range extends from the simple casa colonia, the typical farmhouse of Chianti, via the majestic palazzo of the Puccis and the magnificent villa of the Siemens family to a house designed by Ettore Sottsass.

The photographer:Paolo Rinaldi studied classics and later worked as a journalist for Casa Vogue. Since 1995, he has been a freelance writer and travel journalist, contributing to various newspapers and magazines. His numerous publications include volumes on the Venetian Friuli region, Tunisia, and Vietnam.

The editor:Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on the themes of architecture, photography, design, and contemporary art.

Tuscany - A Journey into Harmony

Toscane - Voyage au coeur de I'harmonie

Toskana- Eine Reise in die Harmonie

Firenze e dintorni

Palazzo Pucci

Luigi Baldacci

Palazzo Antinori

Alfio o Rapisardi

Vivere a Santo Spirito

Wanda Ferragarno

Una villa a Settignano

Villa Mandri

Una villa di Ettore Sottsass

Villa La Fortezza

Chianti

Matthew e Maro Spender

Villa Vignamaggio

Podere La Casina

Castello di Brolio

Siena e le Crete

Palazzo d'Elci

Una casa a torre

Eva-Maria Arnds von Berlepsch

Joyce Dittemore

Podere San Niccolo

Montalcino e la Maremma

Sandro Chia

Bagno Vignoni

Villa La Vagnola

Podere Rancioli

Piero Castellini

Casale Poggetti Alti

Rita Foschi

Horst Bauer e Jurgen Weiss

Villa Olmaia

Pisa e dintorni

Lord Byron

Massimo e Gabriella Ioli Carmassi

Villa Roncioni

Villa Apuana

La Lucchesia

Palazzo Pierantoni

Francesca Duranti

Igor Mitoraj

Villa de Notter

Villa La Maolina

Claudio Brocchini

Villa Monticello

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