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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

Title
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
Publication
[Charlottesville, Va.] : Thomas Jefferson Foundation, ©2002.
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  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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TextUse in library ITD (Monticello) 03-710Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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Additional Authors
  • Jordan, Daniel P.
  • Bowman, Leslie Greene
  • Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Description
xxi, 218 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Summary
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello is a collection of essays and color photography showcasing this extraordinary American home. Featuring essays written by scholars at Monticello, chapters focus on all aspects of the house and plantation. Monticello, a model of elegance and symmetry, was designed by Jefferson himself, whose architectural prowess prompted a visitor in 1782 to note: "Mr. Jefferson is the first American who has consulted the Fine Arts to know how he should shelter himself from the weather." Inside, Jefferson assembled a world-class collection of objects and furnishings: art and porcelain from France, scientific instruments from England, the finest American furniture from Philadelphia and New York, natural artifacts brought back from the West, as well as furnishings made in Monticello's own joinery by enslaved craftsmen. Surrounding the house, Monticello's celebrated gardens and grounds form an experimental yet breathtakingly lovely landscape of flowers, fruits, and vegetables from the Old and New Worlds. A final chapter on the plantation and the enslaved community at Monticello provides a context in which to place and understand the house and its owner.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Pictorial works.
Note
  • Foreword for 2002 edition by Daniel P. Jordan. Foreword for the 3rd printing in 2009 is by Leslie Greene Bowman.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
Contents
Thomas Jefferson's essay in architecture -- A look inside Monticello -- Furnishing Monticello: Jefferson as consumer and collector -- The gardens of Monticello -- The plantation: a day in the life.
Call Number
ITD (Monticello) 03-710
ISBN
  • 1882886186
  • 9781882886180
LCCN
2002016138
OCLC
50291085
Title
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.
Imprint
[Charlottesville, Va.] : Thomas Jefferson Foundation, ©2002.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Added Author
Jordan, Daniel P., writer of foreword.
Bowman, Leslie Greene, writer of foreword.
Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Research Call Number
ITD (Monticello) 03-710
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