This unique collection of architectural plans, elevations, and sections of the home of Thomas Jefferson reveals the house's complex facade and details the relationship of individual floors and the fascinating array of architectural elements found throughout the house. Each drawing is accompanied by insightful commentary from William L. Beiswanger, Monticello's Director of Restoration.
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William L. Beiswanger is Director of Restoration for Monticello.
Daniel P. Jordan is President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
Daniel P. Jordan is President of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A beautiful book - architects and art lovers can both enjoy,
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This review is from: Monticello in Measured Drawings (Distributed by Unc Press for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) (Hardcover)
I purchased this book at Monticello, and any lover of architecture will enjoy this beautifully conceived work. The paper and print are gorgeous (reminiscent of Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information) - everyone I've shown it to can't stop looking at it. As a non-architect, at times I wished they had better defined some architectural terms, but overall the text is also quite good. If you enjoy aesthetically pleasing books, this beats almost every art book I've ever seen.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent, a unique piece of American history,
By Jim Jackson (jacksonj@iquest.net) (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monticello in Measured Drawings (Distributed by Unc Press for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) (Hardcover)
I saw this book at Monticello and wish I had bought it. The drawings are crisp and fairly detailed. I would recommend it highly.
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[The house] is connected by covered ways ten feet wide, whose floors are level with the cellars, and whose flat roofs, forming promenades, are nearly level with the first floor of the dwelling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
south pavilion, dome room Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James Dinsmore, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, Poplar Forest, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, James Oldham New!
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[The house] is connected by covered ways ten feet wide, whose floors are level with the cellars, and whose flat roofs, forming promenades, are nearly level with the first floor of the dwelling. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
south pavilion, dome room Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
James Dinsmore, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, Poplar Forest, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, James Oldham New!
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- Elements of Criticism (Natural Law Paper) (v. 1-2) by Henry Home on page 2, and Back Matter
- The Garden Book (Mini Edition) by Editors of Phaidon Press in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Elements of Criticism by Henry Home; Lord Kames on page 2, and Back Matter
- Notes on the State of Virginia (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Jefferson on page 23, and Back Matter
- The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson by Sarah H. Randolph in Back Matter
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- Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance (Distributed for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation) by Damon Lee Fowler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello by William L. Beiswanger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live by Winifred Gallagher in Back Matter
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