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Public Architecture in Ireland, 1680-1760
Edward McParland
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hardcover. An examination of the architecture of Ireland from 1680 to 1760, a period during which the country was recovering from war and constructing a new and stable society. It focuses on public buildings as works of architecture and art, and discusses their political, social and economic contexts. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 252 pages, 220 b/w + 28 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AMC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 331 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1966. An examination of the architecture of Ireland from 1680 to 1760, a period during which the country was recovering from war and constructing a new and stable society. It focuses on public buildings as works of architecture and art, and discusses their political, social and economic contexts. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 252 pages, 220 b/w + 28 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AMC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 331 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1966. Large format. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelf wear, remains a fine copy
This innovative book examines the public architecture of Ireland from 1680 to 1760, a crucial period during which the country undertook the combined tasks of recovering from war and constructing a new and stable society. New buildings, and new types of buildings, were needed to express and sustain this society. Architectural historian Edward McParland explores the role of public architecture in this enterprise, focusing on public buildings as works of architecture and art, while also discussing the political, social, and economic contexts in which they were built. More than one hundred specially commissioned photographs by David Davison beautifully document this ... Read more
This innovative book examines the public architecture of Ireland from 1680 to 1760, a crucial period during which the country undertook the combined tasks of recovering from war and constructing a new and stable society. New buildings, and new types of buildings, were needed to express and sustain this society. Architectural historian Edward McParland explores the role of public architecture in this enterprise, focusing on public buildings as works of architecture and art, while also discussing the political, social, and economic contexts in which they were built. More than one hundred specially commissioned photographs by David Davison beautifully document this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press New Haven & London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300090642
SKU
KSG0030621
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Ref
99-1
About Edward McParland
Edward McParland is lecturer in the department of the history of art and fellow of Trinity College Dublin. David Davison is an architectural and commercial photographer working in Dublin.
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