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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello 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

2002 · 008538 — The University of Virginia Press 2002. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 3rd printing ; xxi 218 pages : illustrations some color ; 26 cm ; ISBN 9781882886180 1882886186 ; OCLC 50291085 ; 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 ; green cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; "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" ; FINE/FINE <br/> <br/> The University of Virginia Press hardcover