Author: Warwick Rodwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953885893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
For over eight centuries the castle of Mont Orgueil has dominated the east coast of Jersey and threatened the nearby coast of Normandy. This work examines the development of the castle in the light of archaeological investigations.
Mont Orgueil Castle, Jersey
Author: Warwick Rodwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953885893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
For over eight centuries the castle of Mont Orgueil has dominated the east coast of Jersey and threatened the nearby coast of Normandy. This work examines the development of the castle in the light of archaeological investigations.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780953885893
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
For over eight centuries the castle of Mont Orgueil has dominated the east coast of Jersey and threatened the nearby coast of Normandy. This work examines the development of the castle in the light of archaeological investigations.
George Heriot
Author: Gerald Finley
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487596936
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
George Heriot (1759-1839), a Scot, is best known as a skilled landscape watercolourist and as the contentious deputy postmaster general of British North America from 1800 to 1816. He was also a travel writer (his Travels through the Canadas was published in 1807) and a poet. In this volume, a combination of biography and art history, Gerald Finley presents, for the first time, a rounded picture of Heriot, revealing his motives and ideals while also illuminating the texture of life in Canada during the early years of settlement. In describing Heriot's several roles as artist, administrator, patriot, spy, Finley presents a portrait of an eighteenth-century gentleman whose superficial desires were for an active public life but whose deeper yearnings were for a life of contemplation. As a member of the gentry it was natural that Heriot found his way into public service, for which he was suited both by education and by upbringing. Nevertheless, his public career did not always run smoothly and it ended in frustration and sadness. However, through his writing and especially his art Heriot found welcome relief from the tensions of his public duties. Indeed, Heriot's chief importance lies in his art. Trained as a topographical artist, he was an important exponent of the picturesque landscape. As a mode of vision the Picturesque furnished him with a special way of looking at recording the Canadian scene – to him Canada possessed the qualities of Arcadia. This viewpoint served both as aesthetic consolation and as stimulus to inspiration. This volume serves to recognize Heriot's artistic achievement and to accord him the place he deserves in the history of Canadian art and of the country itself.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487596936
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
George Heriot (1759-1839), a Scot, is best known as a skilled landscape watercolourist and as the contentious deputy postmaster general of British North America from 1800 to 1816. He was also a travel writer (his Travels through the Canadas was published in 1807) and a poet. In this volume, a combination of biography and art history, Gerald Finley presents, for the first time, a rounded picture of Heriot, revealing his motives and ideals while also illuminating the texture of life in Canada during the early years of settlement. In describing Heriot's several roles as artist, administrator, patriot, spy, Finley presents a portrait of an eighteenth-century gentleman whose superficial desires were for an active public life but whose deeper yearnings were for a life of contemplation. As a member of the gentry it was natural that Heriot found his way into public service, for which he was suited both by education and by upbringing. Nevertheless, his public career did not always run smoothly and it ended in frustration and sadness. However, through his writing and especially his art Heriot found welcome relief from the tensions of his public duties. Indeed, Heriot's chief importance lies in his art. Trained as a topographical artist, he was an important exponent of the picturesque landscape. As a mode of vision the Picturesque furnished him with a special way of looking at recording the Canadian scene – to him Canada possessed the qualities of Arcadia. This viewpoint served both as aesthetic consolation and as stimulus to inspiration. This volume serves to recognize Heriot's artistic achievement and to accord him the place he deserves in the history of Canadian art and of the country itself.
The Guernsey Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Walking on Jersey
Author: Paddy Dillon
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783628774
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A guidebook to 24 inland and coastal walks on Jersey. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the largest Channel Island, the walks are mainly on good paths and tracks, suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Walks range in length from 5 to 13km (3–8 miles) and some of the walks can be linked together to make longer ones, including the 80km (50 mile) Jersey Coastal Walk, which is part of the Channel Island Way. 1:25,000 States of Jersey maps included for each walk Detailed information on refreshments and public transport for each walk Easy access from St Helier Highlights include St Brelade’s Bay and Mont Orgueil Castle
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783628774
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A guidebook to 24 inland and coastal walks on Jersey. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the largest Channel Island, the walks are mainly on good paths and tracks, suitable for beginner and experienced walkers alike. Walks range in length from 5 to 13km (3–8 miles) and some of the walks can be linked together to make longer ones, including the 80km (50 mile) Jersey Coastal Walk, which is part of the Channel Island Way. 1:25,000 States of Jersey maps included for each walk Detailed information on refreshments and public transport for each walk Easy access from St Helier Highlights include St Brelade’s Bay and Mont Orgueil Castle
Bulletin annuel
Author: Société jersiaise
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Essai de bibliographie jersiaise. Catalogue d'auteurs qui ont écrit sur Jersey. Par Eugène Duprey": v. 4, p. [151]-192.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Essai de bibliographie jersiaise. Catalogue d'auteurs qui ont écrit sur Jersey. Par Eugène Duprey": v. 4, p. [151]-192.
The Argosy
Author: Mrs. Henry Wood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A magazine of tales, travels, essays, and poems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A magazine of tales, travels, essays, and poems.
Author:
Publisher: Youguide International BV
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher: Youguide International BV
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales: South
Author: John Timbs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Church Standard
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The Island of Jersey
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description