Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Some of thomas jeffersons quotes are honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom, i like the dreams of the future better than the history in the past. Popular thomas jefferson books goodreads share book. This jefferson bookstand also makes a great display piece for. The single drawer has compartments for an ink well, writing quills, nibs, pen knife. Jefferson may have conveniently placed it next to his chair in his readingandwriting arrangement in the. Replica of thomas jeffersons bookstand woodworking blog. Life and labor at monticello thomas jefferson exhibitions. Aug 19, 2017 i came to charlottesville, virginia for the first time in 1995. Thomas jefferson s bookstand, so that he could read several books at one time this cubeshaped book stand was probably designed by thomas jefferson to hold five books and allow the reader to rotate the stand, thus changing the book in view. It folds down into a onefoot cube and opens to hold up to five books simulataneously.
The bookstand supports up to five books on a rotating base allowing the user to. It folds down into a onefoot cube and opens to hold up to five books. Our revolving bookstand is a line by line reproduction of the original, which was made in the joinery at monticello, probably from thomas jefferson s own design. Thomas jeffersons revolving bookshelf invention synonym.
Reproductions of antiques thomas jeffersons writing desk i aural mahogany c0023. Monticello revolving bookstand in 2020 thomas jefferson. This cubeshaped book stand was probably designed by thomas jefferson to hold five books. Books by thomas jefferson author of the declaration of. This jefferson book stand, found in monticello, is reproduced by. When in use, the revolving bookstand allowed jefferson to easily access five books at one time by rotating it. Our revolving bookstand is a line by line reproduction of the original, which was made in the joinery at monticello, probably from thomas jeffersons own design. Season 28 episode 4 26m 46s the sage of monticello based his fivesided bookstand on designs he found in paris.
The third president of the united states and the author of the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson was a powerful man who helped shaped the future of america. So, he invented this revolving book stand which allowed him to quickly and easily view five books with the spin of the wrist. In that book is a description of a folding twosided music stand with a ratcheting mechanism to allow for angle adjustment. Revolving bookstand view interactive version this revolving bookstand, once thought to be a music stand, was probably made to jeffersons design and specifications in the joinery. This cubeshaped book stand was probably designed by thomas jefferson to hold five books and allow the reader to rotate the stand, thus changing the book in view. One can imagine him turning the stand, completely engrossed, consulting five books at once to find the answer to a burning question. Johnsonarts is a workshop, makeground, imagineering design center and studio, specializing in customdesigned and built furniture, lighting, items of function and objet d art. Please email or call for details or to place an order. The revolving book stand symbolizes jeffersons lifelong passion for books, and is yet another great contribution to historic craftsmanship. Jan 26, 2020 among the many ingenious devices found in jefferson s cabinet, this one perhaps most clearly suggests jefferson s passion for knowledge. Only three other accounts from thomas jeffersons slaves survive.
Here are 20 thomas jefferson quotes to help you build stronger principles. Thomas jefferson lap desk i often have a small set of thomas jefferson desks available for immediate sale. Thomas jefferson book stand plans, thomas jefferson bookstand on loan at the smithsonian. This is a reproduction of the 5 sided bookstand that thomas jefferson designed and is on display at mt. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the american revolution and its aftermath like brian kilmeade and don yaeger. How to make a thomas jefferson jeffersonian bookstand with. His collection of nearly seven thousand titles was perhaps the finest in the country and later it became. Throughout his life, books were vital to thomas jeffersons education and wellbeing. May 20, 2012 i believe that the stand was placed in the parlor in the 1980s but was later moved to his study. It was designed to swivel 360 degrees and hold five books, one on each side and one on the top. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. Jefferson book stand a monticello classic woodworking network.
Buy monticello thomas jeffersons revolving bookstand. How to make a thomas jefferson jeffersonian bookstand with downloadable plans. He needed to reference multiple sources, but found finding, opening and closing books cumbersome and timewasting. Replica of thomas jeffersons bookstand woodworking. Judeochristian stained glass graphics illuminated cabinet c0216. Mahogany 16th century gothic book cabinet in medium cherry c0141b thomas jeffersons revolving bookstand in natural walnut c022.
Thomas jeffersons bookstand season 28 episode 4 the. Madison hemingss and israel jeffersons interviews in an ohio newspaper in 1873, and joseph fossetts interview in the new york. It appears to have been made according to jeffersons specifications. Dec 28, 2009 how to make a thomas jefferson jeffersonian bookstand with downloadable plans. Not terribly exciting, but this is essentially a turntable with five adjustable bookstands. There is very little information about the original book stand, but from what i was able to glean from the monticello website, thomas jefferson had it built in 1810 at the joinery, which was the workshop at monticello, out of solid walnut. Jan 26, 2020 among the many ingenious devices found in jeffersons cabinet, this one perhaps most clearly suggests jeffersons passion for knowledge. The five sided rotating bookstand, now referred to as the thomas jefferson bookstand, could only make me wonder how curious and studious a man jefferson must have been. Thomas jefferson revolving book stand custom furniture and. Nevertheless, jefferson believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. Bob self, director of restoration, describes the history of the revolving bookstand and process of making.
The bookstand supports up to five books on a rotating base allowing the. Apr 09, 2020 thomas jefferson, third president of the united states, who also drafted the declaration of independence and served as the first secretary of state. As many as five books or letters could be placed on it at a time. In 1815, thomas jefferson ceded he never used the word sold when referring to the transaction his extensive personal library to the united states government to replace the holdings in the capitol that were burned by the british in 1814. Sep 30, 2014 how to make solid wood 1800s jeffersonian bookstand. Thank you for your question as its an important one. After four months of feverish work, i had completed a manuscript about what i thought was the biased and, therefore, unreliable way in which historians had handled the question of whether thomas jefferson had children with sally hemings, an enslaved woman at his plantation, monticello. Thomas jefferson was the third president of the united states, and the one responsible for drafting the american declaration of independence. The solid walnut stand, designed to sit on a tripod was made at the monticello joinery, supervised by james dinsmore and john hemings. One can imagine him turning the stand, completely engrossed, consulting five books at. He previously served as the second vice president of the united states from 1797 to 1801. May 05, 2019 weve prepared a list of the best thomas jefferson quotes about revolution, freedom, education, wisdom, religion and so much more. How to make a thomas jefferson jeffersonian bookstand. On that desk was done a work greater than any battle, loftier than any poem, more enduring than any monument.
Each of these volumes will be of interest to at least five different scholars in at least five different fields, says konig, who is editing jeffersons legal commonplace book and writing a book on jeffersons legal thought and practice, natures advocate. Thomas jefferson and the tripoli pirates reads like an edgeofyourseat, pageturning thriller. Thomas jeffersons revolving book stand johnsonarts. This jefferson book stand, found in monticello, is reproduced by johnsonarts, a workshop, makeground, imagineering design center and studio, specializing in customdesigned and built furniture.
Made of solid mahogany with a soft, handpolished finish, the rotating table top book stand holds five books at adjustable angles on rests that fold down to form a 12 cube. It is currently on display in the cabinet room of the house. As president, he was responsible for the louisiana purchase. The woodwrights shop thomas jeffersons bookstand season. Five books on thomas jefferson a jefferson expert provides a list of indispensable reads about the founding father five mustread books on thomas jefferson from author marc leepson. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods. Legend has it that thomas jefferson designed this bookstand in 1810 and.
He was the son of peter jefferson, a prominent slaveholder and land speculator in virginia, and jane randolph, granddaughter of english and scots gentry. This revolving book stand is a reproduction of the original found in jeffersons mansion, monticello, and is crafted of mahogany with a handpolished finish. The bookstands could also be folded down to make the stand into a cube. Thomas jefferson history essays essay sauce free student. The inventions of thomas jefferson interesting thing of. Season 28 episode 4 26m 46s video has closed captioning. Bookstand is a linebyline reproduction of the original ingenious device found in thomas jeffersons cabinet, which was made in the joinery at monticello, probably from jeffersons own design. I will refer you to a letters jefferson wrote to his nephew peter carr from paris august 19 1785. Jefferson once said all a student needs is a list of books and the order in which to read them. Apr 22, 2017 this is a reproduction of the 5 sided bookstand that thomas jefferson designed and is on display at mt. The lids support stand fits into different notches so that jefferson could change the angle of the top when he wished. The stand also rotates, and when not in use it all slides together into a simple wooden box. While thomas jefferson was himself a woodworker with a small workshop located on the second floor of his home in monticello, in all likelihood, he had some other skilled craftsman build his bookstand. It is believed that roubos book inspired thomas jeffersons design.
In 1810, thomas jefferson designed a revolving book stand that was made in the joinery at monticello, jeffersons plantation near charlottesville, virginia. Thomas jefferson was the third president of the united states and author of the declaration of independence. Mar 06, 2014 there is very little information about the original book stand, but from what i was able to glean from the monticello website, thomas jefferson had it built in 1810 at the joinery, which was the workshop at monticello, out of solid walnut. I came to charlottesville, virginia for the first time in 1995.
As luck would have it, both my sons attend ambrose, and my wife is a 4th grade teacher there, so it was a given that i would volunteer to build the project. Thomas jeffersons cabinet, the revolving bookstand perhaps most. My version of thomas jeffersons revolving bookstand small. Thomas jefferson was a public official, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner, and he also served for five other decades. Five books on thomas jefferson a jefferson expert provides a list of indispensable reads about the founding father five mustread books on. The footprint, when closed is inches 33 cm square. This revolving stand, once thought to be a music stand, was probably made to jefferson s design and specifications in the joiners shop on mulberry row.
Thomas jefferson revolving book stand custom furniture. Among his inventions which include a secret decoder ring of sorts, a travel version of a printing press and a macaronimaking machine is a book stand, designed to hold five opened books simultaneously. Holding five books at adjustable angles, it still suits for crosschecking information from several sources, keeping reference works in handy and allowing to instantly compare quote by. Mahogany 16th century gothic book cabinet in medium cherry c0141b thomas jefferson s revolving bookstand in natural walnut c022. Revolving fivesided book stand probably designed by jefferson. Jul 05, 2019 thomas jefferson was a public official, historian, philosopher, and plantation owner, and he also served for five other decades. How to make solid wood 1800s jeffersonian bookstand. Weve prepared a list of the best thomas jefferson quotes about revolution, freedom, education, wisdom, religion and so much more.
Thomas jefferson, ever the student, was constantly studying. Several weeks ago we were asked to quote and build a thomas jefferson revolving book stand, by a parent at the ambrose school, as a class project for the schools annual auction. The top of the cube consists of another panel that lifts at an angle to hold a fifth book. Fortunately, i was able to find the plans for this project on his woodwrights school. The original book stand is believed to have been built in the monticello joinery based on jeffersons drawings, and was constructed of solid walnut. This revolving stand, once thought to be a music stand, was probably made to jeffersons design and specifications in the joiners shop on mulberry row. Jefferson was born into an elite farming family of virginia in 1743, and did not start his formal education until the age of nine. By 1814 when the british burned the nations capitol and the library of congress, jefferson had acquired the largest personal collection of books in the united states.
Constructed of solid walnut, the cubeshaped stand has five adjustable rests for holding books or letters. Jefferson offered to sell his library to congress as a replacement for the collection destroyed by the british during the war of 1812. This cube shaped book stand was probably designed by thomas jefferson to hold five books. I believe that the stand was placed in the parlor in the 1980s but was later moved to his study. My version of thomas jeffersons revolving bookstand. The sage of monticello based his fivesided bookstand on designs he found in paris. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Years ago i visited monticello and was impressed by the bookstand that thomas jefferson had designed for his library. Reproduction revolving bookstand in the online monticello shop.
It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. Each side of the cube lifts up slightly at the base and can be propped up to hold a book. Revolving bookstand view interactive version this revolving bookstand, once thought to be a music stand, was probably made to jefferson s design and specifications in the joinery. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. Thomas jefferson april, 1743 july 4, 1826 was an american statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and founding father who served as the third president of the united states from 1801 to 1809. Thomas jefferson, third president of the united states, who also drafted the declaration of independence and served as the first secretary of state.
A central pole enables the bookstand to rotate at the bottom. Thomas jefferson served as the american minister to france from 1785 to late in 1789, and thus witnessed the last crisis of the ancien regime. Bookstand is a linebyline reproduction of the original ingenious device found in thomas jefferson s cabinet, which was made in the joinery at monticello, probably from jefferson s own design. The book stand was designed to support as many as five open books for reading and research.
In 1810, thomas jefferson designed a revolving book stand that was made in the joinery at monticello, jefferson s plantation near charlottesville, virginia. Located in pacific grove, ca, we work across multiple media including wood and metal and the graphic arts. He was also the founder and architect of the university of virginia. The sage of monticello based his five sided bookstand on designs he found in paris. Jefferson, ever the student, was constantly studying. A mortise in the underside of the lid houses the arms and allows the lid to close completely. Thomas jefferson was born into the planter class of a slave society, as defined by the historian ira berlin, in which slavery was the main means of labor production and elite slavemasters were the ruling class. Thomas jeffersons bookstand, so that he could read several books at one time this cubeshaped book stand was probably designed by thomas jefferson to hold five books and allow the reader to rotate the stand, thus changing the book in view.
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