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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello / [contributors, William L. Beiswanger ... et al. ; edited and coordinated by Beth L. Cheuk].
- Title
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello / [contributors, William L. Beiswanger ... et al. ; edited and coordinated by Beth L. Cheuk].
- Publication
- [Charlottesville, Va.?] : Thomas Jefferson Foundation ; Chapel Hill, N.C. : Distributed by University of North Carolina Press, c2002.
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- Description
- xxi, 218 p. : ill. (some col.); 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.
- Alternative Title
- Monticello
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Pictorial works
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 1882886186 (hc : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2002016138
- OCLC
- 50291085
- SCSB-12898275
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library