American gardens in the eighteenth century : for use or for delight

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

American gardens in the eighteenth century : "for use or for delight"

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0085

Secondary Title

American gardens in the 18th century : "for use or for delight"

Description

An account of the plants and gardens of the 18th century, based on the letters, journals, invoices, and books of men and women (among them George Washington, Manasseh Cutler, and Jane Colden) who were interested in the discovering, the growing, and the exchanging of plants of the New and Old World. Includes an alphabetical listing of the plants mentioned in the text. xxi, 514 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Gardening--United States--History--18th century, Gardens, American--History--18th century, Plants, Cultivated--United States--History--18th century

Book Details

Author

Leighton, Ann

Publisher

University of Massachusetts Press

Place Published

Location

Amherst, MA

Date Published

1986

Call No.

SB451.3 .L45 1986

ISBN

0870235311

LCCN

86006975

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2008.002.0084, 2008.002.0086

General Notes

Note

Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1976. Includes bibliographical references (p.493-503) and index. By Ann Leighton

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Create Date

June 11, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023