Main entry:

Bryan, John Morrill.

Title & Author:

Biltmore Estate : the most distinguished private place / John M. Bryan.

Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 1994.

Description:

157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
"The Octagon, the museum of the American Architectural Foundation."
Produced in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the Octagon, the museum of the American Architectural Foundation.
Produced in conjunction with a traveling exhibition organized by the Octagon as part of the centennial celebration of Biltmore Estate.
Includes bibliographical references (page 154) and index.
The creators: George Washington Vanderbilt, Richard Morris Hunt, and Frederick Law Olmsted -- The plans: ideas and ambition -- Exterior -- The organization: precision and control -- Doing the work: labor, materials, and techniques -- Interior -- Doing more work: ornament and details.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Original architectural drawings, sketches, plans, 19th century photographs, and new color photographs give the history and description of this architectural landmark.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

084781811X
9780847818112

Subject:

Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895 Exhibitions.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 Exhibitions.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914 Homes and haunts North Carolina Asheville Exhibitions.
Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.
Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895 Exhibitions.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914 Homes Asheville, (N.C.) Exhibitions.
Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) Exhibitions.
Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)
Buildings.
Homes.
Geschichte.
Buildings Asheville (N.C) Exhibitions.
Asheville (N.C.) Buildings, structures, etc. Exhibitions.
North Carolina Asheville.
Biltmore Estate
Asheville (N.C.) Biltmore Estate.

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Hunt, Richard Morris, 1827-1895.
Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828-1895
Octagon (Washington, D.C.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 106904
Call No.: ID NA7615.B54.B79; ID:94-B2629
Status: Available