Cork : city and county / Frank Keohane.
By: Keohane, Frank [author]
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BookSeries: Buildings of Ireland: Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xix, 681 pages, 62 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300224870 (hardback); 0300224877 (hardback).Subject(s): Architecture -- Ireland -- Cork (County) -- Guidebooks | Architecture -- Ireland -- Guidebooks | Buildings -- Ireland -- Guidebooks | Cork (Ireland) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- GuidebooksDDC classification: 720.94195 Summary: "This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small. Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Ireland's largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort, and Kanturk; among later country houses, Kilshannig and Fota represent Irish Georgian architecture at its best. Coastal towns such as Kinsale and Youghal are built on Viking and Norman foundations. Many of the architectural highlights are in the city of Cork, where the Georgian streets and quays are diversified by grand neoclassical public buildings, presided over by the Gothic Revival masterpiece of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral. The strategic importance of Cork harbor is reflected in its diverse fortifications, especially those of the Stuart, Hanoverian, and Victorian periods." - publisher's website.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 720.94195 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00231809 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small
Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Ireland's largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort, and Kanturk; among later country houses, Kilshannig and Fota represent Irish Georgian architecture at its best. Coastal towns such as Kinsale and Youghal are built on Viking and Norman foundations. Many of the architectural highlights are in the city of Cork, where the Georgian streets and quays are diversified by grand neoclassical public buildings, presided over by the Gothic Revival masterpiece of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral. The strategic importance of Cork harbor is reflected in its diverse fortifications, especially those of the Stuart, Hanoverian, and Victorian periods.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small. Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Ireland's largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort, and Kanturk; among later country houses, Kilshannig and Fota represent Irish Georgian architecture at its best. Coastal towns such as Kinsale and Youghal are built on Viking and Norman foundations. Many of the architectural highlights are in the city of Cork, where the Georgian streets and quays are diversified by grand neoclassical public buildings, presided over by the Gothic Revival masterpiece of St. Fin Barre's Cathedral. The strategic importance of Cork harbor is reflected in its diverse fortifications, especially those of the Stuart, Hanoverian, and Victorian periods." - publisher's website.