Book  (2000)  Page(s) 160.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Chianti’: Arbuste… en petits bouquets ronds… larges rosettes semi-doubles, bordeaux tirant sur le grenat pourpré, mais ne fleurit qu’en début d’été. Grand buisson sain et vigoureux, au feuillage sombre et brillant, il se plaît en compagnie d’arbustes, et ne demande que de l’espace pour prendre ses aises. Austin, UK, 1967.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 90-91.  Includes photo(s).
 
Chianti Description and cultivation... one of the most Old Rose-looking of the English Roses... cupped and colored a deep crimson that ages purple maroon... From 'Chianti' were produced both 'The Knight' and 'The Squire,' the two cultivars from which all the red Austin roses descend, even the modern-appearing 'L.D. Braithwaite.'.. one of Austin's best... hardy... This cultivar is named for the dry red wine produced in the Monte Chianti region of Tuscany...

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 181.  
 
Chianti Austin (UK) 1967. R. macrantha x 'Vanity' [This differs with Austin.] Description and cultivation... flowers: rich purple-maroon...

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 119.  Includes photo(s).
 
Chianti English Rose. Parentage: 'Tuscany' x 'Dusky Maiden'. David Austin 1967. Description... The color is an intense a wine-red as any Old Garden Rose...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 92.  
 
Shrub, mauve, 'Dusky Maiden' x 'Tuscany'; Austin, D.; Sunningdale Nursery, 1965. Flowers purplish maroon, semi-double, borne in small clusters; slightly fragrant; foliage dark, glossy; vigorous growth; repeat bloom.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 7.  
 
One of the earlier varieties in David Austin's breeding program … more in the nature of a stepping stone towards the true English Roses.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 25-26.  Includes photo(s).
 
The red counterpart of 'Constance Spry' … large crimson-purple flowers of Old Rose appearance and a wonderful fragrance … it flowers only once.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 91.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Dusky Maiden' x 'Tuscany', 1967. Description. One of the main foundation parents of the red varieties of English Roses. Flowers: large, Gallica-like, rich crimson that soon turns to purplish maroon. Only summer-flowering.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 143.  Includes photo(s).

Book  (1971)  Page(s) 20.  
 
David Austin. New "English" Roses. [Reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, February 1970, with permission of the R.H.S.). 'Chianti', shades of deep crimson and purple, a cross between the Gallica 'Cardinal de Richelieu' and the floribunda 'Dusky Maiden'