Book ID: 10813
Zaitzevsky,Cynthia
Fredrick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System. 1982.178 figs. XI, 260 p. Lex8vo. Cloth.
Contents: The Background (Topographical Development of Boston, 1630-1878/ The Making of a Landscape Architect/ The Boston Park Movement)/ The Parks (Pioneering Projects: The Fens and the Arboretum/ "Franklin Park and Related Matters"/ The Emerald Necklace Completed/ Small Parks, Playgrounds, and Unexecuted Projects/ Plans for Greater Boston)/ The Design Process (The Olmsted Firm in Brookline/ "Getting the Plan"/ Building the Parks/ The "Furniture" of the Boston Parks/ Plant Materials and Design)/ Epilogue: Olmsted: The Second Century (Muddy River Improvement Plants List/ Notes/ List of Illustrations/ Index).