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Chronicles nearly 1,450 UK sites which boast follies, grottoes or garden buildings of original or eccentric aspect.
Book Synopsis Follies, Grottoes & Garden Buildings by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies, Grottoes & Garden Buildings written by Gwyn Headley and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles nearly 1,450 UK sites which boast follies, grottoes or garden buildings of original or eccentric aspect.
Book Synopsis The International Journal for Follies, Grottoes, and Garden Buildings by :
Download or read book The International Journal for Follies, Grottoes, and Garden Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Britain's countryside is liberally sprinkled with follies – eccentric, original buildings built for fun by landowners and aristocrats over the centuries. They include prospect towers, ornamental temples, rustic hermits' cottages, faux-prehistoric stone circles, and some buildings that don't seem to have had any purpose at all. In this fascinating and stylish book, folly expert Gwyn Headley brings together some of the most beautiful and intriguing follies cared for by the National Trust, from the craggy fake ruin at Mow Cop in Cheshire to the elegant buildings created by Henry Hoare for his great landscape garden at Stourhead. He also introduces some very extraordinary characters, such as Frederick Hervey, the 'Earl-Bishop', who had an obsession with women, volcanoes and rotundas, and Sir Thomas Tresham, whose fervent Catholicism inspired him to create the extraordinary Lyveden New Bield, an unfinished building suffused with religious symbolism. Fully illustrated with exquisite images of these remarkable buildings, this insightful book will inspire the folly-hunter in us all.
Book Synopsis Follies by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies written by Gwyn Headley and published by National Trust. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's countryside is liberally sprinkled with follies – eccentric, original buildings built for fun by landowners and aristocrats over the centuries. They include prospect towers, ornamental temples, rustic hermits' cottages, faux-prehistoric stone circles, and some buildings that don't seem to have had any purpose at all. In this fascinating and stylish book, folly expert Gwyn Headley brings together some of the most beautiful and intriguing follies cared for by the National Trust, from the craggy fake ruin at Mow Cop in Cheshire to the elegant buildings created by Henry Hoare for his great landscape garden at Stourhead. He also introduces some very extraordinary characters, such as Frederick Hervey, the 'Earl-Bishop', who had an obsession with women, volcanoes and rotundas, and Sir Thomas Tresham, whose fervent Catholicism inspired him to create the extraordinary Lyveden New Bield, an unfinished building suffused with religious symbolism. Fully illustrated with exquisite images of these remarkable buildings, this insightful book will inspire the folly-hunter in us all.
A 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.
Book Synopsis The Story of Follies by : Celia Fisher
Download or read book The Story of Follies written by Celia Fisher and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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.
An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Book Synopsis Follies of Berkshire by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies of Berkshire written by Gwyn Headley and published by Heritage Ebooks. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Many of these buildings have been destroyed or severely altered and the only records that survive are the drawings, engravings, architectural plans, and, more rarely, paintings of the period.
Book Synopsis Pleasure Pavilions and Follies in the Gardens of the Ancien Régime by : Bernd H. Dams
Download or read book Pleasure Pavilions and Follies in the Gardens of the Ancien Régime written by Bernd H. Dams and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 1995 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of these buildings have been destroyed or severely altered and the only records that survive are the drawings, engravings, architectural plans, and, more rarely, paintings of the period.
An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Book Synopsis Follies of Kent by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies of Kent written by Gwyn Headley and published by Heritage Ebooks. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
This entertaining and lovely book---the first to focus solely on follies and garden buildings in Ireland---re-creates in word and image the wonder of these architectural oddities. Lavishly illustrated with recent photographs showing the detail and settings of the buildings today, as well as older photographs, contemporary drawings and prints, and measured survey drawings of elevations and plans the book makes a significant contribution to Irish eighteenth and nineteenth century architectural history.
Book Synopsis The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland by : James Howley
Download or read book The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland written by James Howley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining and lovely book---the first to focus solely on follies and garden buildings in Ireland---re-creates in word and image the wonder of these architectural oddities. Lavishly illustrated with recent photographs showing the detail and settings of the buildings today, as well as older photographs, contemporary drawings and prints, and measured survey drawings of elevations and plans the book makes a significant contribution to Irish eighteenth and nineteenth century architectural history.
An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Book Synopsis Follies of Somerset by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies of Somerset written by Gwyn Headley and published by Heritage Ebooks. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
Book Synopsis Follies of East Sussex by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies of East Sussex written by Gwyn Headley and published by Heritage Ebooks. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Account of those Architectural Eccentricities commonly known as Follies to be found in the County
