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George Washington's eye landscape, architecture, and design at Mount Vernon
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Title
George Washington's eye [electronic resource] : landscape, architecture, and design at Mount Vernon / Joseph Manca.
ISBN
142140561X
9781421405612
142140432X (hdbk. : alk. paper)
9781421404325 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Baltimore [Md.] : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012)
Physical Description
1 online resource (344 p.)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
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Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - UPCC 2010-2012 Current Complete Collection Bundle.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2012 Current Complete Collection.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2012 History Collection.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
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