Main entry:

Jones, Barbara, 1912-1978, author.

Title & Author:

Follies & grottoes / Barbara Jones.

Edition:

Second edition, heavily revised and enlarged.

Publication:

London : Constable, [1974]
©1974.

Description:

xvii, 459 pages : illustrations, facsimile, genealogical table, plans ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-446) and index.
The beginnings -- The landscaped parks -- The Gothick style: ruinous and full of owls -- The folly style: flints and irregular stones -- The exotic styles -- Follies in the classical style -- The grottoes -- The hermitages -- The moles -- Towers and giants -- Useful follies -- Cones, bones and druids -- Folly gardens -- Concrete and engineering bricks -- The twentieth century -- Follies by country : England ; Wales ; Scotland ; Ireland ; Islands.

Summary:

This revised edition of a book which lists follies and grottoes in Great Britain and Ireland gives dates and a brief description of each one. The illustrations are from old prints and engravings, architectural plans and photographs.

ISBN:

0094593507
9780094593503

Subject:

Follies (Architecture) Great Britain.
Caves Great Britain.
Follies (Architecture)
Architecture Great Britain.
Folies (Architecture)
Folies (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.
follies (architectural)
Caves
Structures Follies Architectural features Great Britain.

Form/genre:

Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Documents d'information.

Added entries:

Constable (Firm), publisher.

Follies and grottoes

Holdings:

Location: Library main 72087
Call No.: 2707; ID:86-B11814
Status: Available

Location: Library main 72088
Call No.: 0000109 W361; ID:86-B11814
Status: Available