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Author: Jonathan Holt
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-05-15
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 144568490X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating story of architectural follies in Wiltshire, written by the editor of the leading specialist magazine.
Author: Gwyn Headley
Publisher: Heritage Ebooks
Published: 2011-10-12
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 1908619384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Author: Celia Fisher
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2022-11-28
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1789146364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA beautifully illustrated history of these quirky ornamental buildings in gardens across the globe. Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this visually stunning book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest, follies in Oriental and Gothic styles, animal-related follies, waterside follies and grottoes, and, finally, follies in glass and steel. Featuring many fine illustrations, from historical paintings to contemporary photographs and prints, and taking in follies from Great Britain to Ireland, throughout Europe, and beyond, The Story of Follies is an amusing and informative guide to fanciful, charming buildings.
Author: Gwyn Headley
Publisher: Heritage Ebooks
Published: 2011-10-12
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 190861921X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Author: Gwyn Headley
Publisher: Heritage Ebooks
Published: 2011-10-12
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 1908619244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Author: Gwyn Headley
Publisher: Heritage Ebooks
Published: 2011-10-12
Total Pages: 61
ISBN-13: 1908619015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Author: Gwyn Headley
Publisher: Heritage Ebooks
Published: 2011-10-12
Total Pages: 93
ISBN-13: 1908619147
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Author: Nikolaus Pevsner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 740
ISBN-13: 9780300096590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom prehistoric Stonehenge and Avebury to railway age Swindon, the rolling countryside of Wiltshire encompasses every aspect of English building. Thirteenth-century Salisbury cathedral is set in a spacious close, within a planned medieval town, which boasts Georgian delights such as Mompesson House. Towns and villages range from Marlborough with its sweeping High Street to the exceptional Lacock, in the shadow of its abbey's remains, remodelled as an eighteenth-century Gothick fantasy. The great country houses include some of the finest in England: Palladian Wilton, with which Inigo Jones was involved, Stourhead set in its evocative classical landscape, the elegant eithteenth-century Bowood and the mellow Bath stone of Corsham Court.
Author: Kerry Dean Carso
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2021-08-15
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 1501755943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollies in America examines historicized garden buildings, known as "follies," from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration in 1876. In a period of increasing nationalism, follies—such as temples, summerhouses, towers, and ruins—brought a range of European architectural styles to the United States. By imprinting the land with symbols of European culture, landscape gardeners brought their idea of civilization to the American wilderness. Kerry Dean Carso's interdisciplinary approach in Follies in America examines both buildings and their counterparts in literature and art, demonstrating that follies provide a window into major themes in nineteenth-century American culture, including tensions between Jeffersonian agrarianism and urban life, the ascendancy of middle-class tourism, and gentility and social class aspirations.
Author: Jeffery W. Whitelaw
Publisher: Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 40
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