Author: Finola O'Kane
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies
ISBN: 9780300185386
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliché, but little is understood of how this perception was created, painted, and manipulated during the long 18th century. This book positions Ireland at the core of the picturesque's development and argues for a far greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design. Positioned off-axis from the greater force-field, and off-shore from mainland Europe and America, where better to cultivate the oblique perspective? This book charts the creation of picturesque Ireland, while exploring in detail the role and reach of landscape painting in the planning, publishing, landscaping and design of Ireland's historic landscapes, towns, and tourist routes. Thus it is also a history of the physical shaping of Ireland as a tourist destination, one of the earliest, most calculated, and most successful in the world. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Author: Samuel Ireland
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Category : Kent (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Author: Christopher Fitz-Simon
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ISBN: 9780500289310
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Gift in memory of Helen Wilson.
Author: Leitch Ritchie
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Category : Gift books
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Author: Samuel Ireland
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Category : Thames River (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Author: Justin Carville
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ISBN: 9781861898715
Category : Historiography and photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This title provides a history of photography in Ireland which moves beyond clichéd image to address the political upheavals, social transformations, and geographical re-imaginings of Ireland as a colony, a nation, a province, and a sovereign state.
Author: Taba Dale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985519315
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Sixty short stories transport readers to the spectacularly beautiful island nation of Ireland. The edition will inspire readers to experience the rich Irish culture.
Author: Finola O'Kane
Publisher:
ISBN: 185918362X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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Winner of the inaugural John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, given by the The Foundation for Landscape Studies A detailed and original study of 17th and 18th century landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale, of the gardens in the region, and a picture of the aesthetic, political and economic factors which persuaded their owners to create them. Unlike the landscapes of the West of Ireland, the cultivated demesnes of the great estates at Molesworth, Powerscourt, Carton and Castletown have received little attention. Finola O'Kane provides a stunning visual history of the demesnes, underpinned by a persuasive analysis of what remains of the original landscapes today. For this reason alone her study will be controversial, given the continuing threat of urban development on these unique and priceless spaces. The book includes an analysis of settlement history in the area from the 1600's, European landscape design, economic and political influences of conquest in Ireland and elsewhere, as well as developments in methods and technology in horticulture. Dozens of previously unpublished maps, plans, watercolors and paintings illustrate the rich stream of research the book. As a major contribution to the study of the cultural landscape, to European garden history, Landscape Design in Eighteenth Century Ireland will be indispensable to landscape historians and garden specialists alike.
Author: Felicity Hayes-McCoy
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444730339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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'From the moment I crossed the mountain I fell in love. With the place, which was more beautiful than any place I'd ever seen. With the people I met there. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I'd known before. When I left I dreamt of clouds on the mountain. I kept going back.' We all lead very busy lives and sometimes it's hard to find the time to be the people we want to be. Twelve years ago Felicity Hayes-McCoy left the hectic pace of the city and returned to Ireland to make a new life in a remarkable house on the stunning Dingle peninsula. Beautifully written, this is a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and being reminded of the things that really matter.
Author: William Frederick Wakeman
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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