Thomas Jefferson's academical village : the creation of an architectural masterpiece
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Thomas Jefferson's academical village : the creation of an architectural masterpiece
Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia : Distributed by Univ. Press of Virginia, c1993
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Exhibition catalogue
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... organized by the Bayly Art Museum, October 7, 1993-January 9, 1994"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-90) and index
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Description
Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is hailed as a masterpiece, and is his greatest architectural achievement, in its physical realisation of the goal of creating a new kind of education. This book looks at how the design came into being, and the obstacles it had to overcome.
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