A collection of essential writings by the father of landscape architecture and the urban park movement in the United States.
Andrew Jackson Downing (1815–1852), a much-sought-after designer, influential writer, and editor of The Horticulturist, was an internationally known shaper of opinion. Robert Twombly has selected thirty-three essays on Architecture and Building, Landscape Gardening, Parks and Other Public Places, Village Beautification, Horticulture, and Agricultural Education, and provides an introduction to Downing’s life and work and suggestions for further reading. 20 illustrations
Andrew Jackson Downing: Essential Texts
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Author(s)Andrew Jackson Downing
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
ISBN / ASIN0393733599
ISBN-139780393733594
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Sales Rank407,452
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸