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A thing in disguise : the visionary life of Joseph Paxton
- Title
- A thing in disguise : the visionary life of Joseph Paxton / Kate Colquhoun.
- Author
- Colquhoun, Kate, 1964-
- Publication
- London : Fourth Estate, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DA565.P29 C65 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- Horticulturist to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and architect of the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Joseph Paxton is a man who typifies the Victorian ideal of self-improvement. This is a portrait of one of that era's great heroes.
- Subject
- Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865
- Paxton, Joseph, Sir, 1803-1865
- Chatsworth (England) > History
- Chatsworth (England)
- Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
- Great Exhibition
- 1800-1899
- Gardeners > England > Biography
- Architects > England > Biography
- Landscape gardening > England > History > 19th century
- Architects
- Gardeners
- Landscape gardening
- Landschapsarchitectuur
- England
- Genre/Form
- v – Biographies.
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 0007143532
- 9780007143535
- OCLC
- ocm52145511
- 52145511
- SCSB-9041693
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library