Thomas Jefferson: Landscape Architect
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Collaboration with the greatest botanists of his time, an instinctive humanitarianism, and a natural ingenuity in landscape design combined to make Thomas Jefferson a pioneer in American landscape architecture. Frederick D. Nichols and Ralph E. Griswold, in this close study of Jefferson's many notes, letters, and sketches, present a clear and detailed interpretation of his extraordinary accomplishments in the field. Thomas Jefferson,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081390899X
ISBN13:9780813908991
Release Date:April 1981
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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definitive treatise
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Freddy Nichols was a professor of mine at the University of Virginia. You couldn't find anyone more knowledgeable regarding Jefferson's work, and this little volume pretty well summarizes Jefferson's landscape work, particularly at Monticello and UVa. While Mr. Nichols is now gone, this work is a valued addition to my library.
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