George Washington's eye landscape, architecture, and design at Mount Vernon

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Manca, Joseph, 1956- (-)
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse (-)
Otros Autores: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore [Md.] : Johns Hopkins University Press 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30839828*spi
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.