意大利的前身是古代的罗马。古罗马灭亡后,在公元六世纪后这里属法兰克王国。公元九世纪中叶,法兰克王国分裂成三:西部为今之法国,东部为今之德国,南部即为今之意大利。早期的意大利其园林形式多为庄园和修道院庭园,但没有较明显的个性特征。当时修道院中的庭园做得比较讲究。长方形的回廊式中庭,基本形态来自古罗 Italy’s predecessor was ancient Rome. After the demise of ancient Rome, it belonged to the Frankish kingdom after the sixth century AD. In the mid-nineteenth century AD, the Frankish kingdom split into three: the West is now France, the East is now Germany, and the South is now Italy. Early Italian gardens were mostly manor and monastery gardens, but there was no obvious personality. The courtyard in the monastery was more elaborate. Rectangular cloistered atrium, basic form from Guro