The shops of Ireland - Hardcover

Rothery, Sean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0717109062 ISBN 13: 9780717109067

Publisher: Gill and Macmillan, 1978

Synopsis

In this study of Irish shops, Sean Rothery looks at their development from rural converted houses to city planned shops, considers types of shops (including butchers, pawnbrokers, undertakers, post offices, grocers and pubs), and explains the materials used, the facade lettering, and the color schemes. Throughout, he illustrates his text with numerous exquisitely prepared drawings of the shopfronts themselves and of details often neglected by the passing observer. Originally published in 1978, most of the hardcovers were destroyed in a warehouse fire. Now this rare and expensive title is available as a handsome, affordable paperback.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Sean Rothery is the former assistant head of the Department of Architecture at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He has researched widely in Irish traditional design and building. His other books include Ireland and the New Architecture and A Field Guide to the Buildings of Ireland. He was born in the city of Dublin and has lived for most of his life, except for 3 years in Uganda, in the county of Dublin on the slopes of the Dublin Mountains.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gill and Macmillan
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0717109062
• ISBN 13: 9780717109067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 126