The follies and garden buildings of Ireland / James Howley ; photographs by James Howley and Roberto D'Ussy ; drawings by James Howley and Duncan Moss.

Main entry:

Howley, James, 1956-

Title & Author:

The follies and garden buildings of Ireland / James Howley ; photographs by James Howley and Roberto D'Ussy ; drawings by James Howley and Duncan Moss.

Publication:

Description:

251 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-246) and index.
Chapter 1. Obelisks and Columns -- Chapter 2. Grottoes and Shell Houses -- Chapter 3. Hermitages and Rustic Arches -- Chapter 4. Towers -- Chapter 5. Gates and Lodges -- Chapter 6. Forts and Sham Castles -- Chapter 7. Ruins and Eye-catchers -- Chapter 8. Gazebos and Summer-houses -- Chapter 9. Temples -- Chapter 10. Mausoleums -- Chapter 11. Bridges -- Chapter 12. The Eccentrics.
Library copy: includes paper scale for feet and metres.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

The subject of this book is the varied group of fanciful buildings which feature regularly in the landscapes of Ireland. Although there have been several previous books on follies, this is the first to concentrate solely on Ireland. Most of the buildings examined in this book were built in the 18th and 19th centuries simply to enhance the landscape: they serve no practical purpose other than that of pleasing the eye. Howley covers all these buildings from the sophisticated temples designed by the architectural giants of the period, to the crude attempts of the enthusiastic amateur. He looks at all the different types of building - obelisks, grottoes, monumental columns etc - and how their designs evolved, and places them with the architectural and historical context of the time. To do so, Howley examines the eighteenth century changes in garden design, as well as the social and philosophical ideas behind the building and design of follies. The book concludes with an appendix which lists over 500 follies and garden buildings on a county-by-county basis throughout the whole of Ireland.

ISBN:

0300055773
9780300055771

Subject:

Follies (Architecture) Ireland.
Garden structures Ireland.
Garden structures Ireland 18th century History.
Garden structures Ireland 19th century History.
Constructions de jardins Irlande 18e siècle Histoire.
Constructions de jardins Irlande 19e siècle Histoire.
Architecture Irlande 18e siècle.
Architecture Irlande 19e siècle.
Folies (Architecture) Irlande.
Constructions de jardins Irlande.
Follies (Architecture)
Garden structures
Tuinarchitectuur.
Follies.
Ireland

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 99625
Call No.: ID:94-B104
Status: Available

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