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RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH OF IRELAND

by Alan Gailey

Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st. 1984

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A study of Irish traditional houses to set the field evidence in the context of historical documentation over a major part of Ireland. Discusses constructional and typological aspects as well as exploration of the social-historical background and semiotic interpretations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations.

From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on the history of architecture. Includes letter for permission to review from the Ancient Monuments Society and handwritten two sided review sheet. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Small patch of slight discolouration to front board. A little foxing to text block. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little creased and lightly scuffed.

ISBN: 0859760987
Stock no. 1828444

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Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Vernacular Housing and the Built Environment
  • The Built Environment
  • The Nature of Irish Vernacular Building
  • Study of Vernacular Housing in Ireland
  • 2. Early and Medieval Houses
  • 3. Construction and Size
  • House Building
  • Building costs
  • Dimensions
  • Bays
  • Window and Heath Taxes
  • Rooms
  • Storeys
  • 4. Wall Materials
  • Wattle
  • Structural Timber
  • Turf or Sod
  • Stone
  • Earth
  • Brick
  • Rendering and Limewash
  • 5. The Roof
  • Form
  • Roof Timber
  • Timbering Systems
  • Roof Covering
  • 6. Hearth and Chimney
  • Free-Standing Hearth, without Chimney
  • Free-Standing Hearth, with suspended Chimney Canopy
  • Wall Hearth, no chimney with or without smoke hole
  • Wattle or Timber Chimney Canopy
  • Stone or Brick Chimney Canopy
  • Late Developments
  • 7. Floors and Piercing
  • Doors and Lofts
  • Doors and Windows
  • 8. Vernacular House Types
  • I. The Basis of Classification
  • II. Direct Entry Houses
  • III. Hearth Lobby Houses
  • IV. British Vernacular Houses and Building
  • V. The Relationship between Irish and British Vernacular Housing
  • 9. The House and Society
  • Creats, Cabins and Cottages
  • A Machine for Living
  • The House as Symbol
  • 10. Farmhouse and Farmyard
  • 11. Conservation and Restoration
  • Glossary
  • Notes and Reference
  • Index

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