Charleston gardens and the landscape legacy of Loutrel Briggs / James R. Cothran.

Main entry:

Cothran, James R., 1940-2012.

Title & Author:

Charleston gardens and the landscape legacy of Loutrel Briggs / James R. Cothran.

Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [2010]
©2010

Description:

xiv, 210 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.
Charleston's garden history -- Biographical profile of Loutrel Briggs -- Loutrel Briggs and the Charleston renaissance -- Historic preservation and urban planning -- Community and civic projects -- Briggs' gardens -- Briggs' design style -- Ornamental plants for Charleston gardens.

Summary:

Provides an account of the life and career of renowned landscape architect Loutrel Briggs (1893-1977), the individual most directly responsible for the development of Charleston's distinctive garden style. --from publisher description.

ISBN:

9781570038914 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1570038910 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Briggs, Loutrel Winslow, 1893-1977.
Landscape architects South Carolina Charleston Biography.
Landscape architecture South Carolina Charleston History.
Architectes paysagistes Caroline du Sud Charleston Biographies.
Architecture du paysage Caroline du Sud Charleston Histoire.
Landscape architects.
Landscape architecture.
South Carolina Charleston.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276981
Call No.: BIB 211578
Status: Available

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