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PublisherCenter for Palladian Studies in America, Inc.
ISBN-100985397705
ISBN-139780985397708
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Book TitleBirth of a Virginia Plantation House : the Design and Building of Bremo
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicGeneral, United States / General
GenreArchitecture, History
AuthorPeter Hodson, Calder Loth
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width8.8 in
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SynopsisBirth of a VirginiaPlantation HouseThe Design andBuilding of BremoSet in the pastoral landscape of Virginia'sPiedmont, Bremo is one of America's foremostworks of Palladian-style architecture.While long attributed to Thomas Jefferson,the design of the five-part mansion is theresult of a collaboration between its patron,Gen. John Hartwell Cocke, and architect-builderJohn Neilson, who had worked forJefferson at Monticello and the University ofVirginia.The evolution and execution of the designis meticulously recorded in the wealth ofdocuments and drawings which survive inthe Cocke family papers. These records, withPeter Hodson's cogent analysis and commentary,tell the story of the creation of a Virginiaplantation house of singular sophistication.Calder Loth's analysis of the publishedsources of many of Bremo's architecturaldetails adds insight into the design process.Little changed from the date of its completion,Bremo remains the home of Gen.Cocke's descendants.Birth of a Virginia Platation House: TheDesign and Building of Bremo is an essentialreference for scholars of American architectureand buildingPeter Hodson is a graduate of the Universityof Virginia School of Architecture, andhas studied at Cornell University and CambridgeUniversity. Since 1977 he has taughtthe principles of Classical architecture variouslyat the Portsmouth School of Architecture,the Royal College of Art and the Princeof Wales's Institute of Architecture, England,and the School of the Arts, Virginia CommonwealthUniversity. In 2007 he receivedthe Institute of Classical Architecture andClassical America's Arthur Ross Award forExcellence in Education.Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historianfor the Virginia Department of HistoricResources, serves on the Board of Directorsof the Center for Palladian Studies in Americaand the Council of Advisors of the Instituteof Classical Architecture and Art. He isthe co-curator of Palladio and His Legacy, ATransatlantic Journey, the 2010-12 multi-cityexhibition of Palladian drawings and models.The Center for Palladian Studiesin America, Inc. is a non-profit nationalmembership corporation organized in 1979to research and promote understanding ofRenaissance architect Andrea Palladio and hisinfluence in the United States.First edition ©2012; Reprint © 2020 96 pgs.; Hardbound w full-color dust-jacketCenter for Palladian Studies in America
