Andrew Jackson Downing
Essential Texts
Will be published approx. on 20. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-393-73359-4 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
"Twombly has brought to light Andrew Jackson Downing's remarkable contributions to the American landscape. As one who greatly appreciates our public parks, and who was, I will admit, often taken them for granted, I will never stroll through one again without thinking of Downing. . . . [A] book that could be read straight through, and revisited often by anyone with even a passing interest in landscapes and the public environment." -- Period HomesMore details
Edition
Firsttion
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
20 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73359-4 (9780393733594)
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E-Book
06/2012
W. W. Norton & Company
€32.49
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Persons
Robert Twombly teaches at the Spitzer School of Architecture, The City College, New York City. He lives in West Nyack, New York.