Main entry:

Howley, James, 1956-

Title & Author:

The follies and garden buildings of Ireland / James Howley.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2003.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Obelisks and Columns -- Ch. 2. Grottoes and Shell Houses -- Ch. 3. Hermitages and Rustic Arches -- Ch. 4. Towers -- Ch. 5. Gates and Lodges -- Ch. 6. Forts and Sham Castles -- Ch. 7. Ruins and Eye-catchers -- Ch. 8. Gazebos and Summer-houses -- Ch. 9. Temples -- Ch. 10. Mausoleums -- Ch. 11. Bridges -- Ch. 12. The Eccentrics.

Summary:

"This book - the first to focus solely on follies and garden buildings in Ireland - re-creates in word and image the wonder of these architectural oddities. James Howley examines buildings, mainly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, from all four provinces of Ireland, placing them in their architectural and historical contexts. He discusses the early eighteenth-century revolution in garden design, which led to the first tentative placing of garden-type pavilions in a natural landscape setting, and traces the social and philosophical ideas behind it. He also describes many of the individuals who inspired and created this movement, including such architects as Edward Lovett-Pearce. Thomas Wright, William Chambers, James 'Athenian' Stuart, and William 'Vitruvius' Morrison. The book includes an appendix listing over 500 follies and garden buildings on a county-by-county basis throughout Ireland." "Lavishly illustrated with recent photographs showing the detail and settings of the buildings today, as well as older photographs, contemporary drawings and prints, and measured survey drawings of elevations and plans, the book makes a significant contribution to Irish eighteenth and nineteenth century architectural history."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0300102259
9780300102253

Subject:

Follies (Architecture) Ireland.
Garden structures Ireland.
Folies (Architecture) Irlande.
Constructions de jardins Irlande.
Follies (Architecture)
Garden structures.
Ireland.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234491
Call No.: NA8460.H68 1993
Status: Available