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The Rotunda Society, named for the centerpiece of the University's Academical Village, recognizes those who provide annual leadership support to the University of Virginia. As a valued benefactor, your support provides the University with immediate resources to fund new ideas and exciting initiatives as they emerge. MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA.
Since 2004, our Rotunda imprint has published innovative peer-reviewed digital projects, both born-digital and from authoritative letterpress editions. Our core offering is the American History Collection of documentary editions spanning three centuries, from the earliest surviving writings of George Washington through the presidential ...
We recommend Central Grounds Garage (fees will apply) at 400 Emmet Street, Charlottesville, VA, 22903 for single family cars. For larger groups in buses, see the instructions here. 3. Show up early to explore the beautiful spaces of Thomas Jefferson's Rotunda and the interactive elements in the Lower East Oval Room. 4.
The pinnacle of the Rotunda, a barrel-centered building that is the heart of the University of Virginia. The ceiling of the Rotunda’s Dome Room, a scaffold of anticlines pulling up and – through the oculus – spiriting outward, seemingly draws students upward, from one floor to the next, as they ascend from first-year students to doctoral ...
Since 1950, his writings have been compiled in two ongoing projects, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson at Princeton University, and The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which documents the time between Jefferson’s return to private life and his death in 1826. Rotunda’s digital edition ...
Rotunda. Jefferson’s “academical village” centered on the Rotunda, located on the north end of an open lawn lined with pavilions. Inspired by Benjamin Henry Latrobe's suggestion that a domed central building occupy the head of the Lawn, Jefferson turned to the Pantheon (118-125 CE) in Rome for its design, although with a reduced scale.
Rotunda Publication Entrance. This is the gateway to publications in Rotunda, the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press. Rotunda’s scholarly digital editions of historical, architectural, and literary resources are accessible via institutional or personal subscription. Visit the main UVA Press website for more information about ...
