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GOTHIC ART IN IRELAND
Colum Hourihane
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Description for GOTHIC ART IN IRELAND
Hardcover. An examination of Irish Gothic art from the years 1169 to 1550. It looks at what survives of Gothic art in Ireland and discusses such wide-ranging topics as the historiography of the style, its metalwork, iconography and forms. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 colour pl 170 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; 3JB; ACK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1234. Large Folio. Illustrated.Nice copy with dustwrapper.Early Ireland. Archaeology.
It will come as a surprise to many that a wealth of Gothic art and architecture can still be found in Ireland. This groundbreaking book examines for the first time the most westerly expression of Gothic—on the edge of Europe—and traces its development from the beginning of the thirteenth century to the Reformation. Colum Hourihane offers new insights into Gothic Irish art, and he presents a revised view of art in Ireland in the Middle Ages.
Brought to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans and religious reform movements, the style was adopted and adapted locally, first appearing in monastic architecture ... Read more
It will come as a surprise to many that a wealth of Gothic art and architecture can still be found in Ireland. This groundbreaking book examines for the first time the most westerly expression of Gothic—on the edge of Europe—and traces its development from the beginning of the thirteenth century to the Reformation. Colum Hourihane offers new insights into Gothic Irish art, and he presents a revised view of art in Ireland in the Middle Ages.
Brought to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans and religious reform movements, the style was adopted and adapted locally, first appearing in monastic architecture ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300094350
SKU
KEX0283178
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About Colum Hourihane
Colum Hourihane is director, Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.
Reviews for GOTHIC ART IN IRELAND
"Colum Hourihane sheds a whole new light on the subject of Gothic art in Ireland. His book is an eye-opener, and he has a knack of presenting material in a new and interesting way." Peter Harbison, Royal Irish Academy