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The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia. From Jamestown to Jefferson.
Peter Martin
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Description for The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia. From Jamestown to Jefferson.
Paperback. Using illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He demonstrates that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic and cultural enterprise. Num Pages: 264 pages, 104 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; AMV; HBJK; HBLH; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 594.
Using illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He demonstrates that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic and cultural enterprise.
Using illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He demonstrates that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic and cultural enterprise.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813920535
SKU
V9780813920535
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99-18
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