Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-

A thing in disguise : the visionary life of Joseph Paxton / Kate Colquhoun.

London : Fourth Estate, 2003.

307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits ; 24 cm

Horticulturist to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Joseph Paxton is a man who typifies the Victorian ideal of self-improvement. This is a portrait of one of that era's great heroes.

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Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865.
Chatsworth (England) History.
Chatsworth (Angleterre) Histoire.
Chatsworth (England)
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Great Exhibition.
Gardeners England Biography.
Architects England Biography.
Landscape gardening England History 19th century.
Jardiniers Angleterre Biographies.
Architectes Angleterre Biographies.
Architects.
Gardeners.
Landscape gardening.
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England.

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 229497
Cote: NA44.P342.9 C6 2003
Statut: Disponible