Pleasure Gardens of Virginia
Using a rich assortment of 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 shows that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic, and cultural enterprise that thoroughly engaged some of the leading figures of the period, including the British governors at Williamsburg and the great plantation owners George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, and John Custis. In presenting accounts of their gardening efforts, Martin reveals the intricacies of colonial garden design, plant searches, experi…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4008-8709-5
- EAN: 9781400887095
- Produktnummer: 22454841
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 262 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 0 KB
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Peter Martin
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