Main entry:

Manca, Joseph, 1956-

Title & Author:

George Washington's eye : landscape, architecture, and design at Mount Vernon / Joseph Manca.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Description:

ix, 297 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-292) and index.
George Washington : morality and the crafting of self -- The mansion house at Mount Vernon, and other architectural designs -- George Washington's portico -- Washington as gardener : creating the landscape -- Mount Vernon and British gardening -- "The finest view in the world" : prospects, pictures, and the picturesque -- Washington as artist, critic, patron, and collector -- "Under my vine and fig-tree " : biblical and classical perfection at Mount Vernon -- Epilogue. Mount Vernon in the American imagination -- Abbreviations for frequently cited sources.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award Nominee, 2013

ISBN:

9781421404325 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
9781421405612 (electronic)
142140432X (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
142140561X (electronic)

Subject:

Washington, George, 1732-1799 Aesthetics.
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Washington, George 1732-1799
Washington, George, (1732-1799)
Aesthetics.
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Mount Vernon (Virg. : Domaine)
Virginia Mount Vernon (Estate)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279894
Call No.: BIB 216193
Status: Available