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Synopsis
Winner of the inaugural John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, given by the The Foundation for Landscape Studies
A detailed and original study of 17th and 18th century landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale, of the gardens in the region, and a picture of the aesthetic, political and economic factors which persuaded their owners to create them.
Unlike the landscapes of the West of Ireland, the cultivated demesnes of the great estates at Molesworth, Powerscourt, Carton and Castletown have received little attention. Finola O'Kane provides a stunning visual history of the demesnes, underpinned by a persuasive analysis of what remains of the original landscapes today. For this reason alone her study will be controversial, given the continuing threat of urban development on these unique and priceless spaces.
The book includes an analysis of settlement history in the area from the 1600's, European landscape design, economic and political influences of conquest in Ireland and elsewhere, as well as developments in methods and technology in horticulture. Dozens of previously unpublished maps, plans, watercolors and paintings illustrate the rich stream of research the book.
As a major contribution to the study of the cultural landscape, to European garden history, Landscape Design in Eighteenth Century Ireland will be indispensable to landscape historians and garden specialists alike.
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About the Author
Finola O'Kane is a full-time landscape historian living in Dublin.
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- PublisherCork University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 185918362X
- ISBN 13 9781859183625
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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Landscape Design in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: Mixing Foreign Trees with the Natives
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY IRELAND , Mixing Foreign Trees with the Natives
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Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. H/b in D/j.1st. 211pp. Large format 250x270mm. End papers show General Survey Map 1821 Carton Demesne. Text profusely illustrated with 110 Figs. An Original Detailed Study of the Gardens in and around Dublin at the time: of the aesthetic, political and economic factors which persuaded their owners to create them. An Indispensable work to Landscape Historians & Garden Specialists alike Near Fine/ Near Fine [ Book as new throughout, no inscsp.no notable defect] Clean Dust Jacket not clipped, no loss, no crease, also no notable defect. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Seller Inventory # 127780
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Landscape Design in Eighteenth Century Ireland
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Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Mint. First Edition. A detailed original study of eighteenth-century landscapes in and around Dublin, of the gardens in the region, and of the aesthetic, political and economic factoprs which persuaded their owners to create them. Within the walls of the demesne, the Anglo-Irish ascendancy constructed their vision of an Irish Utopia. Ideal landscapes were designed and planted out with standard temperate trees and newly introduced exotics from the Americas. Ideal cottages were built, paternalistic estate management structures developed, and complex planning and design theories indulged. Masques and plays, morally suspect in the strict Protestant ethos of the time, flourished within the enclosed world of the demesne. Robert Molesworth's radical Whig landscape influenced both Jonathan Swift and the Earl of Shaftesbury's political and aesthetic ideas. The women of Carton and Castletown employed the theatrical tradition of French gardens to explore controversial lifestyles. This book seeks to explore how and why the landscapes were designed, who designed them, who used them, and for what purpose. Detailed studies of selected and connected gardens were used to explore these questions, and the smaller compass is hopefully countered by a more detailed context.Some of the gardens recreated retain much valuable evidence on the ground, while others have been pieced together from documentary sources, in particular the copious personal letters which survive. The existing gardens themselves are constantly in flux, as the source material grows and dies, or is more commonly axed by development. The disciplines of art history, architecture, engineering and planning are hauled informally together, to examine the role these disciplines have played, and should play, in creating and protecting the designed environment. This copy is in MINT condition in a MINT unclipped dustwrapper. Ref LLL 7. Seller Inventory # 002135
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Condition: New. 2004. illustrated edition. Hardcover. A visual history of 18th-century historic landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1326. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781859183625
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Condition: New. 2004. illustrated edition. Hardcover. A visual history of 18th-century historic landscapes in and around the Dublin Pale. Num Pages: 288 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1326. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781859183625
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Landscape Design In Eighteenth Century Ireland
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Landscape Design in Eighteenth-Century Ireland - Mixing Foreign Trees with the Natives.
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Quarto. XI, 211 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Excellent, as new condition. Includes the following chapters: Securing the Ground and Gardens: Robert Molesworth's Landscape of Breckdenston / Design, Engineering and Hydraulics at Breckdenston / The Farmlike Way of Gardening / The Necessity of Luxury / The Landscape of Castletown House / Adorning the Country with Ruins: Louisa Conolly's Gothic Walk / Designing Women / To Mix Foreign Trees with the Natives: The History of Carton Demesne / Miniature Demesnes / Demesnes as Neighbours / The School at Frescati / A Suburban Irish Ferme Ornee / Landscape and Theatre / Gardening and Rebellion / The Grand Tourist / Epilogue: The Obelisk on the Horizon / With two Appendices: Appendix 1: Transcript of extracts from the source material referring to the planting of Castletown / Appendix 2: Transcripts relating to garden equipment and technologies used at Castletown / Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 29671AB
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