Joseph Paxton - Brossura

Anthony, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0852632088 ISBN 13: 9780852632086

Casa editrice: Shire Pubns, 2002

Riassunto

Joseph Paxton is best known as the designer of the Crystal Palace, built to house the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851, and the later Crystal Palace at Sydenham which survived until burnt down in 1936. But he had many more achievements to his credit in the course of an incredibly varied career. Born in humble circumstances, he became head gardener to the sixth Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth at the age of 23 and rapidly became not only the leading horticulturist of the day but also the trusted confidant of the Duke. His experiments in the design of glasshouses were to lead to the greatest glasshouse of all in Hyde Park. He wrote extensively, took a leading part in founding a national daily newspaper, was prominent in promoting railways, designed a number of public parks and was the architect of a large number of conventional buildings. He was MP for Coventry for eleven years, organised a civilian works corps to help the army in the Crimea and concerned himself with the sewerage and traffic problems of London. About the authorThe late John Anthony first became interested in Paxton when living within a few miles of Chatsworth, scene of so many of Paxton's activities. Other Shire titles by this author: Discovering Period Gardens

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Shire Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0852632088
• ISBN 13: 9780852632086
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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