书名：Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine
定价：315.0
ISBN：9780847865222
作者：Leslie Greene Bowman
版次：1
出版时间：2021-09

内容提要：

书名：Thomas Jefferson at Monticello: Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine/托马斯·杰斐逊在蒙蒂塞洛：建筑景观收藏书美食酒
作者：Leslie Greene Bowman

出版：Rizzoli Electa，2021
装帧：精装，208页
语种：英文
尺寸：22.4*28.6 cm

 

 

This visually stunning volume explores Monticello, both house and plantation, with texts that present a current assessment of Jefferson’s cultural contributions to his noteworthy home and the fledgling country.

 

 

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States, designed his Virginia residence with innovations that were progressive, even unprecedented, in the new world. Six acclaimed arts and cultural luminaries pay homage to Jefferson, citing his work at Monticello as testament to his genius in art, culture, and science, from his adaptation of Palladian architecture, his sweeping vision for landscape design, his experimental gardens, and his passion for French wine and cuisine to his eclectic mix of European and American art and artifacts and the creation of the country’s seminal library. Each writer considers the important role, and the painful reality, of Jefferson’s enslaved workforce, which made his lifestyle and plantation possible. This book, illustrated with superb photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna, is a necessary addition to the libraries of those who love historical architecture and landscape design, art and cultural history, and the lives of prominent Americans.