Frederick Law Olmsted Designing the American Landscape
by Beveridge, Charles E.; Paul Rocheleau and David Larkin
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG- (shelf-wear to board edges. bump & crease to spine tail. light wear to cloth. dustjacket front, lower flap has an approx
- ISBN 10
- 084781842X
- ISBN 13
- 9780847818426
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Rizzoli, 1995. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (shelf-wear to board edges. bump & crease to spine tail. light wear to cloth. dustjacket front, lower flap has an approx 1.5 flapped tear; lower spine roughly creased & torn; spine top creased; scuffs, scratches). Green cloth with blind stamping on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket, 276 pp, richly illustrated in mostly color. Photo is of a previous copy. "A man of passionate vision and drive, Frederick Law Olmsted defined and named the profession of landscape architecture and designed America's most beloved parks and landscapes of the past century - New York's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Biltmore Estate, and many others. During a remarkable forty-year career that began in the mid-1800s, Olmsted created the first park systems, urban greenways, and suburban residential communities in this country. He was a pivotal figure in the movement to create and preserve natural parks such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Niagara Falls; and he contributed to the design of many academic campuses, including Stanford University in Palo Alto, California." "Today there is a resurgence of interest in Olmsted's work and legacy in both the United States and Europe. This timely volume, following the format of Rizzoli's successful Masterworks series, presents the breadth of Olmsted's work in expansive, beautiful color photographs by Paul Rocheleau, who conceived this book. The engaging text illuminates Olmsted's role as an indefatigable administrator and social reformer, a man who slept a scant few hours each night and rallied around causes ranging from anti-slavery to sanitary regulation. Olmsted's career reflected a deep concern for fostering community and using the restorative effects of natural scenery to counteract the debilitating forces of the modern city."--Jacket.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175998
- Title
- Frederick Law Olmsted Designing the American Landscape
- Author
- Beveridge, Charles E.; Paul Rocheleau and David Larkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/VG- (shelf-wear to board edges. bump & crease to spine tail. light wear to cloth. dustjacket front, lower flap has an approx
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 084781842X
- ISBN 13
- 9780847818426
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- American Architecture ; Frederick Law Olmsted ; ;
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