Rossmore's photographs of fading historic buildings, taken over a decade from the early 1960s, are now lodged in the Irish Architectural Archive. Here seventy images from the length and brea... read more
A well-presented account that balances history with technicalities, and challenges Vasari's idea of a linear, step-by-step assimilation of classical ideas. Focuses on Florence and Rome. Illu... read more
She was B-J's muse for the last 25 years of his life, but, unlike most of the other Pre-Raphaelite women, she survived into a self-determining life and was friendly with Wilde, Einstein, Asq... read more
A lavishly illustrated history of the use in building of this prince of stone, and what it meant to the designers, craftsmen, patrons and observers. Another superb book from Yale.
A facsimile edition of Carmontelle's original, illustrated presentation of the 8-hectare garden he designed for the Duc de Chartres in 1779, on the cusp of the French Revolution. It had an i... read more