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Follies (Shire Album)
Jeffery W. Whitelaw
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Description for Follies (Shire Album)
Paperback. This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over Britain. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. New.
This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over Britain. Some are on hilltops or in remote places, while others, almost unnoticed, stand beside the roadside. Many follies were built in the eighteenth century when great landowners, after their Grand Tour of Europe, returned to their estates with visions of putting up romantic ruins to satisfy a yearning for the past. The history of follies is traced, from the first prospect tower, through the golden era of the first half of the eighteenth century and up to the Second World ... Read more
This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over Britain. Some are on hilltops or in remote places, while others, almost unnoticed, stand beside the roadside. Many follies were built in the eighteenth century when great landowners, after their Grand Tour of Europe, returned to their estates with visions of putting up romantic ruins to satisfy a yearning for the past. The history of follies is traced, from the first prospect tower, through the golden era of the first half of the eighteenth century and up to the Second World ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Shire album
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747806240
SKU
9780747806240
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About Jeffery W. Whitelaw
While working as a publisher's educational representative cover East Anglia and several other regions that Jeffery Whitelaw developed his fascinationg for the smaller buildings of the countryside and especially for follies, dovecots and windmills. Now retired he devotes his time to photography.
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