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In 1999, historians at the Virginia Historical Society acquired three curiously bound volumes of drawings and documents created between 1821 and 1858 by a long -- and unjustifiably -- forgotten architect named Thomas R. Blackburn.
Further inspection revealed that these were, in fact, no ordinary documents, but a unique window onto the life of a distinguished builder and his revered master: Thomas Jefferson. In these extraordinary books, we find Blackburn, at first a young carpenter, engaged in the construction of Jefferson's famed "academical village" at the University of Virginia. He simultaneously embarked on an ambitious program of architectural study, guided, it appears, by Jefferson himself. The drawings he executed in the four decades that followed -- extraordinary ink and watercolor explorations of his many residential and civic commissions -- bear witness to his emergence as a mature and prolific architect in his own right.
In Jefferson's Shadow is a unique document of the relationship between an unknown but highly skilled country builder and the American statesman widely considered this nation's first gentleman architect. But it is also an indispensable resource on the little-understood practice of architecture in the early and mid-nineteenth century.
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At the price, an extraordinary buy; one would expect a price of twice this for such a fine, specialized work... Highly recommended. -- Choice, Feb. 2007
Documentation of the... estimable country builder whose mentor was Thomas Jefferson. Original drawings, history and insight into the practice of architecture in the early 19th century. -- Early Homes, Fall/Winter 2006
Well written and researched and is a must-have addition to any architect's library, not only those interested in Jefferson. We thank Green and the Princeton Architectural Press for producing this volume rather than allowing this work to be buried in archival purgatory. -- Period Homes, May 2007
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- PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1568984790
- ISBN 13 9781568984797
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages272
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by The Virginia Historical Society/Princeton Architectural Press, New York. 2006. 272 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In 1999, historians at the Virginia Historical Society acquired three curiously bound volumes of drawings and documents created between 1821 and 1858 by a long-and unjustifiably-forgotten architect named Thomas R. Blackburn. Inspection revealed that these were, in fact, no ordinary documents but a unique window onto the life of a distinguished builder and his revered master: Thomas Jefferson. In these extraordinary books, we find Blackburn, at first a young carpenter, engaged in the construction of Jefferson's famed "academical village" at the University of Virginia. He simultaneously embarked on an ambitious program of architectural study, guided, it appears, by Jefferson himself. The drawings he executed in the four decades that followed-extraordinary ink and watercolor explorations of his many residential and civic commissions-bear witness to his emergence as a mature and prolific architect in his own right. In Jefferson's Shadow is a unique document of the relationship between an unknown but highly skilled country builder and the American statesman widely considered this nation's first gentleman architect. But it is also an indispensable resource on the little-understood practice of architecture in the early and mid-nineteenth century. ; 9.5 X 1.25 X 12.375 inches; 272 pages. Seller Inventory # 71104
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