Andrew Jackson Downing: Essential Texts Contributor(s): Downing, Andrew Jackson (Author), Twombly, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393733599 ISBN-13: 9780393733594 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Landscape - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs |
Dewey: 712 |
LCCN: 2011053070 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (1.20 lbs) 400 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852), a much-sought-after designer, influential writer, and editor of The Horticulturist, was an internationally known shaper of opinion. Robert Twombly has selected thirty-three essays on Architecture and Building, Landscape Gardening, Parks and Other Public Places, Village Beautification, Horticulture, and Agricultural Education, and provides an introduction to Downing's life and work and suggestions for further reading. |
Contributor Bio(s): Twombly, Robert: - Robert Twombly teaches at the Spitzer School of Architecture, The City College, New York City. He lives in West Nyack, New York. |
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