Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs

Name/Title

Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs

Entry/Object ID

2010.002.042

Description

Account of the life and career of Loutrel Briggs, considered the individual most directly responsible for the development of Charleston's distinctive garden style. Also provides information on the use of garden easements, techniques aimed at the preservation of Charleston gardens, and an inventory of Briggs' projects found in Charleston archives. Contents: Charleston’s garden history -- Biographical profile of Loutrel Briggs (1893-1977) -- Loutrel Briggs and the Charleston renaissance -- Historic preservation and urban planning -- Community and civic projects -- Briggs’ gardens -- Briggs’ design style -- Ornamental plants for Charleston gardens. xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2010.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2010)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Loutrel Briggs garden, Briggs, Loutrel Winslow, 1893-1977, Landscape architects--South Carolina--Charleston--Biography, Landscape architecture--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Gardens--South Carolina--Charleston

Book Details

Author

Cothran, James R., 1940-

Publisher

University of South Carolina Press

Place Published

Location

Columbia, SC

Date Published

2010

Call No.

SB469.385 .S6 C68 2010

ISBN

9781570038914

LCCN

2009042204

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.003.015, 2004.004.0024, 2005.003.0029, 2007.016.1, 2009.001.8

General Notes

Note

Notes: By James R. Cothran. Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-204) and index. Copy provided to HCF per terms of Permission to Publish.

Created By

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Create Date

October 4, 2010

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023