Main entry:

Manca, Joseph, 1956-

Title & Author:

George Washington's eye : landscape, architecture, and design at Mount Vernon / Joseph Manca.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Description:

ix, 297 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-292) and index.
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.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award Nominee, 2013

Summary:

Drawing on Washington's diaries and letters and on first-hand accounts by visitors to Mount Vernon, Manca (art history, Rice University) offers another perspective of the Founding Father as a landscape designer, gardener, amateur architect, and art collector. He demonstrates how Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, expresses Washington's aesthetic sensibility and his architectural knowledge, and explains how the various architectural elements of Mount Vernon manifest Washington's ideals and morals through biblical and classical references. The large format (8.5x10") book is illustrated with b&w and color historical illustrations, color contemporary photos of locations and artifacts, and b&w architectural plans. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

ISBN:

9781421404325 (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
9781421405612 (electronic)
142140432X (hdbk. ; alk. paper)
142140561X (electronic)

Subject:

Washington, George, 1732-1799 Aesthetics.
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Washington, George 1732-1799
Washington, George, (1732-1799)
Aesthetics.
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Mount Vernon (Virg. : Domaine)
Virginia Mount Vernon (Estate)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279894
Call No.: BIB 216193
Status: Available