Georgina Masson

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Georgina Masson (actually Marion Johnson; * 1912 ; † 1980 ) was a British author and photographer. In her work she devoted herself above all to the history of Italian architecture and horticulture .

Masson worked for the British Ministry of Information and Foreign Office in Rome during World War II . Then they traveled for some 15 years of Italy and published in 1959 Italian Villas and Palaces (German Italian villas and palaces ), 1961 Italian Gardens (German Italian gardens ). In the lavishly designed volumes with numerous large-format black and white photographs in rotogravure printing , she describes the history of numerous buildings and gardens from ancient times to the present.

Georgina Masson was a member of the Royal Society of Literature . In 2003, her photographic work was recognized in an exhibition at the American Academy in Rome .

Works

  • Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. A life. Secker & Warburg, London 1957 (German: The amazement of the world. Friedrich II. Von Hohenstaufen. Wunderlich, Tübingen 1958).
  • Italian villas and palaces. Thames & Hudson, London 1959 (German: Italian villas and palaces. With a preface by Peter Bamm . Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, Munich / Zurich 1959).
  • Italian gardens. Thames & Hudson, London 1961 (German: Italian Gardens. Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, Munich / Zurich 1962).
  • The Companion Guide to Rome. Collins, London 1965.
  • Queen Christina. Secker Warburg, London 1968 (German: Christina von Schweden. Wunderlich, Tübingen 1968).
  • Courtesans of the Italian Renaissance. Secker Warburg, London 1975 (German: Courtesans of the Renaissance. Leins, Tübingen 1975).

Web links

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  • Ciampaglia Giuseppe: Georgina Masson ei cinquant'anni della Companions Guide of Rome . Strenna dei Romanisti. Roma Amor, Roma 2014
personal data
SURNAME Masson, Georgina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Marion (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1912
DATE OF DEATH 1980