Frederick Law Olmsted - Landscape Architect 1822-1903
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Originally published in 1922. PREFACE: The richness and variety of the professional papers left by Frederick Law Olmsted, Senior, is astonishing, especially in view of the enormous amount of work on the ground which he accomplished in the almost forty years of his active career as a Landscape Architect. Orderly and thorough by habit of thought, he wrote down with minute care the various steps of his professional dealings, in many cases retaining unused drafts which show valuable processes of mind. From the beginning he realized fully the importance of presenting the new profession to the public in a favourable light, and was constantly "coming before the public," - as the phase went - in the daily press and in occasional pamphlets..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and ar
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1444629840
ISBN13:9781444629842
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Brownell Press
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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