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From the breathtaking to the bizarre, Somerset Follies takes a fascinating look at follies throughout the old county of Somerset. This comprehensive survey, drawing on extensive new research and including many previously unpublished archive photographs, offers a compelling guide to some of Somerset's most celebrated and curious landmarks.
Book Synopsis Somerset Follies by : Jonathan Holt
Download or read book Somerset Follies written by Jonathan Holt and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the breathtaking to the bizarre, Somerset Follies takes a fascinating look at follies throughout the old county of Somerset. This comprehensive survey, drawing on extensive new research and including many previously unpublished archive photographs, offers a compelling guide to some of Somerset's most celebrated and curious landmarks.
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
The fascinating story of architectural follies in Wiltshire, written by the editor of the leading specialist magazine.
Book Synopsis Wiltshire Follies by : Jonathan Holt
Download or read book Wiltshire Follies written by Jonathan Holt and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of architectural follies in Wiltshire, written by the editor of the leading specialist magazine.
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.
Book Synopsis Somerset Archaeology and Natural History by : Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
Download or read book Somerset Archaeology and Natural History written by Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
Book Synopsis Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Britain by : Benedict Le Vay
Download or read book Ben Le Vay's Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
If this were a novel, the tales of astounding wealth, sexual perversion, murder, munificence, rape, insanity, brutality, slavery, religious mania, selfishness, snobbery, charity, suicide, generosity, theft, madness, wickedness, failure and eccentricity which unfold in these pages would be too concentrated to allow for the willing suspension of disbelief. All these sins and virtues, and more, are displayed by the characters in this book, some exhibiting several of them simultaneously. Folly builders were not as we are. They never built what we now call follies. They built for beauty, utility, improvement; it is only we, struggling after them with our imperfect understanding, who dismiss their prodigious constructions as follies. Follies can be found around the world, but England is their spiritual home. Having written the definitive books on follies in Great Britain, Benelux and the USA, Headley & Meulenkamp have turned their attention to the folly builders themselves, people so blinded by fashion or driven by some nameless ideology that they expended great fortunes on making their point in brick, stone and flint. Most follies are simply misunderstood buildings, and this book studies the motives, characters, decisions and delusions of their builders. If there was madness in their building, fortunately there was no method in it.
Book Synopsis The English Folly by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book The English Folly written by Gwyn Headley and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If this were a novel, the tales of astounding wealth, sexual perversion, murder, munificence, rape, insanity, brutality, slavery, religious mania, selfishness, snobbery, charity, suicide, generosity, theft, madness, wickedness, failure and eccentricity which unfold in these pages would be too concentrated to allow for the willing suspension of disbelief. All these sins and virtues, and more, are displayed by the characters in this book, some exhibiting several of them simultaneously. Folly builders were not as we are. They never built what we now call follies. They built for beauty, utility, improvement; it is only we, struggling after them with our imperfect understanding, who dismiss their prodigious constructions as follies. Follies can be found around the world, but England is their spiritual home. Having written the definitive books on follies in Great Britain, Benelux and the USA, Headley & Meulenkamp have turned their attention to the folly builders themselves, people so blinded by fashion or driven by some nameless ideology that they expended great fortunes on making their point in brick, stone and flint. Most follies are simply misunderstood buildings, and this book studies the motives, characters, decisions and delusions of their builders. If there was madness in their building, fortunately there was no method in it.
Book Synopsis Mazes and Follies by : Adrian Fisher
Download or read book Mazes and Follies written by Adrian Fisher and published by Jarrold Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mazes and Follies
Download or read book Follies written by Hugh Casson and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 130 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
Book Synopsis Follies of Wiltshire by : Gwyn Headley
Download or read book Follies of Wiltshire written by Gwyn Headley and published by Heritage Ebooks. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 65 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
