George Washington's Eye : Landscape, Architecture, and Design at Mount Vernon /

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"George Washington liked to shape his own circumstances. Over the years he carefully crafted both his inner self and his public persona, as well as many aspects of his aesthetic world. Washington's life formed a unity, and his morality formed part of the backdrop to his designs at Mount Ve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Manca, Joseph, 1956-
Otros Autores: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore [Md.] : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Aesthetics.
Architecture.
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
Aesthetics.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
United States / General.
HISTORY.
Virginia > Mount Vernon (Estate)
Mount Vernon (Virg. : Domaine)
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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