This entertaining and lovely book?the first to focus solely on follies and other garden buildings in Ireland?re-creates in word and image the wonder of these picturesque and fanciful architectural oddities. A work of sustained scholarship and relish for the subject. ?Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement A feast of ephemeral architectural embellishment. ?House and Garden [A] pioneering book. . . . It is beautifully designed and the well researched text is accompanied by excellent measured drawings and wonderful photographs. The volume is a delight to peruse, a veritable encyclopedia of the extraordinary and the fantastic. ?Roger Stalley, The Irish Times A major achievement. ?Deborah Singmaster, Architects' Journal
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300102253
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94348694
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland
Author
James Howley
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
271mm
Item Width
217mm
Item Weight
1198g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James Howley
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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