Product Description

This is a collection of the architectural drawings of American President, Thomas Jefferson. The sketches demonstrate how the imaginative and mathematical mind of Jefferson took shape.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1109103 in Books
• Published on: 1978-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

An Armchair View of Jefferson's Architectural and Drawing Sk
Jefferson's architectural drawings, edited and compiled by a noted architectural historian who taught at the university which Jefferson founded, give the general reader a perfect opportunity to observe Jefferson's talents not just as an architect but as a draftsman and artist. The drawings of the 1st and 2nd Monticello convincingly reveal to a general audience how the design and shape of his beloved home evolved from that of a two-story villa derived from the designs of the famous Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio to the red-bricked, octagonal, and domed three-story Neoclassical building that we see today. The drawings of Jefferson's other architectural masterpieces like the University of Virginia, Virginia State Capitol, and Poplar Forest also show this extraordinary Virginian's knowledge and mastery of the concepts of Classical architecture. This book is a must for all who admire Thomas Jefferson the architect and for all who want to know how he designed and built such beautiful buildings without any professional training as an architect.