Entrée principale:

Headley, Gwyn, author.

Titre et auteur:

The English folly : the edifice complex / Gwyn Headley and Wim Meulenkamp.

Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.

Description:

ix, 249 pages : illustrations (black and white and color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Published by Liverpool Press on behalf of Historic England.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Bones of the ancients: druids, hermits and pharaohs -- 2. Heaven's Gate: arches, gateways, bridges and lodges -- 3. Pavilions of splendour: hovels, cottages, pavilions and palaces -- 4. Cloud-capp'd towers: towers, pinnacles and steeples -- 5. Rooms with a view: gazebos and eyecatchers -- 6. No love affair is complete without a grotto: grottoes, caves and tunnels -- 7. Mantling ivy: shamruins and castles -- 8. The genius of the place: folly groups and gardens -- 9. 9. Animal crackers: aviaries, deerfolds, dairies, dovecotes, pig palaces etc. -- 10. We too: women and follies -- 11. Remembrance of things past: mausolea, monuments, memorials and memories -- 12. The poor man at the gate: scrap shacks and jardins imaginaires -- 13. Golli-Gosperado: a miscellany of curiosities.

ISBN:

1789621976 (hardcover)
9781789621976 (hardcover)
1789622123 (paperback)
9781789622126 (paperback)

Sujet:

Follies (Architecture) England Themes, motives.
Follies (Architecture) England History.
Follies (Architecture)
Follies (Architecture) Themes, motives
Architektur
Folie
Gartenkunst
England

Classification/genre:

History

Vedettes secondaires:

Meulenkamp, Wim, author.
Historic England.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 308365
Cote: BIB 253776
Statut: Disponible