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The Honan Chapel: A Golden Vision
(Edited By Virginia Teehan And Elizabeth Wincott Heckett)
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Description for The Honan Chapel: A Golden Vision
hardcover. A compilation of the finest skills of the Irish Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th century. Editor(s): Teehan, Virginia; Heckett, Elizabeth Wincott. Num Pages: 288 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AC; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 327 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1904. Large format. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a fine copy
The Honan Chapel, at University College Cork, consecrated in 1916 was a unique concept, reflecting in both its architecture and decoration every element of the Irish arts and crafts movement. It was founded in the belief that it is essential for a University College to meet both the spiritual and academic needs of students. Associated with this was the belief that the chapel's design must be truly Irish in inspiration and representative of early Irish ecclesiastical art. Internally the extraordinary collection of chapel furnishings, textiles, vestments etc. was conceived and executed at the height of the early ... Read more
The Honan Chapel, at University College Cork, consecrated in 1916 was a unique concept, reflecting in both its architecture and decoration every element of the Irish arts and crafts movement. It was founded in the belief that it is essential for a University College to meet both the spiritual and academic needs of students. Associated with this was the belief that the chapel's design must be truly Irish in inspiration and representative of early Irish ecclesiastical art. Internally the extraordinary collection of chapel furnishings, textiles, vestments etc. was conceived and executed at the height of the early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183465
SKU
KSG0030760
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About (Edited By Virginia Teehan And Elizabeth Wincott Heckett)
Virginia Teehan is the Director of the Director of The Hunt Museum Limerick. She is the author of several articles on cultural issues and archival practices in Ireland, Britain and America. Elizabeth Wincott Heckett is a research associate in the Department of Archaeology, University College, Cork. She has analyzed and published on textiles from the Bronze, Iron, Early ... Read more
Reviews for The Honan Chapel: A Golden Vision
"The strength of the book is its marvelously rich and detailed discussion of a 'case study' within the Arts and Crafts movement and the carefully constructed description of every aspect of the Chapel provides a coherency to Irish Arts and Crafts that enriches studies of the area." Professor Janice Helland Queen's University Ontario