The publication of the Virginia Journals in two volumes inaugurates the Yale edition of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a projected ten-volume selection from the writings, watercolors, and architectural and engineering drawings of the father of the American architectural profession. Latrobe (1764-1820), English-born architect of the United States Capitol under Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, set the course for a vast amount on nineteenth-century American architecture with such works as the Capitol, the Bank of ...
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The publication of the Virginia Journals in two volumes inaugurates the Yale edition of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a projected ten-volume selection from the writings, watercolors, and architectural and engineering drawings of the father of the American architectural profession. Latrobe (1764-1820), English-born architect of the United States Capitol under Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, set the course for a vast amount on nineteenth-century American architecture with such works as the Capitol, the Bank of Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore Cathedral. A pioneering engineer as well, he designed the nation's first comprehensive steam-powered waterworks in Philadelphia. Latrobe combined his professional concerns with an astonishing range of other interests and an acutely observant eye. His papers form one of the finest existing literary and pictorial descriptions of the young republic. The first two volumes comprise eleven journals written between 1795, when Latrobe arrived in America, and 1798. They are supplemented by selections from his sketchbooks and correspondence and his "Essay on Landscape," an illustrated guide to elementary watercolor. The journals record Latrobe's personal and professional life during his Virginia sojourn and contain many interesting anecdotes and observations on Virginia society, manners, and politics, as well as descriptions of topography, flora, and fauna. In addition, they reveal the means by which a highly educated and engaging European accommodated himself to a new society and the democratic spirit. These volumes also include a biographical appendix giving detailed sketches of the people Latrobe encountered. It constitutes an important scholarly resource and tool for both genealogists and historians of collective biography and social stratification. Published for The Maryland Historical Society
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.5. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yale University Press, 1977. 575 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Dust jackets have light general wear and several small scuff marks. Two Volume set. Size: 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.5. Latrobe (1764-1820), English-born architect of the United States Capitol under Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, set the course for a vast amount of nineteenth-century American architecture with such works as the Capitol, the Bank of Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore Cathedral. A pioneering engineer as well, he designed the nation's first comprehensive steam-powered waterworks in Philadelphia. Latrobe combined his professional concerns with an astonishing range of other interests and an acutely ob-servant eye. His papers form one of the finest existing literary and pictorial descriptions of the young republic. Architecture: Architecture General History: U.S.A. : Pre-Civil War 6207L.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0300021984. Reproduction of manuscript, drawings etc; 4to 11"-13" tall; 575 pages; 1977 Yale University Press. Oversize HC/DJ set of 2 volumes, complete thus. Paged continuously 575 pp. Snugly bound and very neat in original pictorial dust jacket. Just superficial shelf evidence to jacket edges, tiny nicks at corner tips and a pair of short closed tears top edge rear panel of Vol I. Illustrated with facsimile reproductions of manuscipt and drawings from the journals. NF/VG+...Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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VG / VG (Some very light wear to djs., mainly at extremities. ) Brick-colored cloth over boards, with gilt titling and illustration. Red illus. djs. 575 pp. 63 bw figures. Includes eleven journals from 1795 through 1798, Latrobe''s first few years in America after he arrived from England. Also includes items from his sketchbooks and correspondence.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. TWO VOLUMES COMPLETE Hbks 4tos Volume 1: 293pp and Volume 2: pp 294-575 illustr color frontis in each volume, decorated endpapers and numerous test illustrations throughout light edgewear to djs (now in protective sleeves) otherwise an excellent clean tight unmarked set almost as new.
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