Thomas Jefferson’s Library

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Memory

Thomas Jefferson's Library Book Explorer Interactive

Thomas Jefferson's Library Book Explorer Interactive

Learn more about the books in Thomas Jefferson's Library from his catalogue, compiled with annotations by E. Millicent Sowerby.

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history of the revolution interactive

History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

Examine the featured book in the “Memory” (History) section and view the pages of History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, which chronicles events of that period.

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Reason

Sir Thomas More's Utopia

Sir Thomas More's Utopia Interactive

Examine selected books in the “Reason” (Philosophy) section and view the pages of Sir Thomas More’s 1516 Utopia, which describes a fictional ideal society.

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machiavelli's politics interactive

Opere di Niccolò Machiavelli Interactive

Examine the featured book in the “Reason” (Philosophy) section and view the pages of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, which describes ways in which a ruler might obtain and maintain political power.

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Imagination

builder's dictionary interactive

The Builder’s Dictionary Interactive

Examine the featured book in the “Imagination” (Fine Arts) section and view the pages of The Builder’s Dictionary, an eighteenth-century handbook that details aspects of building design, construction, and finishes.

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The Architecture of A. Palladio Interactive

The Architecture of A. Palladio Interactive

View the pages of Andrea Palladio’s The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, which presents his architectural principles and practices. Palladio’s books had a profound influence on Jefferson’s designs for Monticello and the University of Virginia campus.

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