Italy may be everyone's favorite country & ITALIAN HILLTOWNS a favorite book on the subject. Tremendously popular for over fifteen years, it has gone through four printings. Now in this second edition, it has been revised & expanded with many additional photographs & all new computer-generated plates. ITALIAN HILLTOWNS features remarkable photographs of the towns that have long beguiled painters, architects & travelers. The book covers all regions with emphasis on the hidden places where we can still glimpse a way of life & an atmosphere hardly changed for centuries. Drawing on experience as an architect & research in many parts of the world, the author stresses the significance of folk architecture for the modern world & the integration of architecture, man & landscape in the Italian hilltown. ITALIAN HILLTOWNS has been called "...a genuine work of enlightenment." The beautiful images inspire painters & photographers. Travelers frequently tuck it under their arm as a guide to a little-known Italy. Booksellers report that "whatever they came in to buy, they go out with ITALIAN HILLTOWNS." Part of Carver's series on folk architecture, it includes approximately 200 superbly printed photographs, numerous plans & sketches & detailed commentary. Order by calling or faxing 800-542-2772.