The churches and abbeys of Ireland : with 268 illustrations, 20 in colour

The churches and abbeys of Ireland : with 268 illustrations, 20 in colour / Brian de Breffny and George Mott ; photographs by George Mott.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: De Breffny, Brian (Author), Mott, George (Author, photograper.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Thames and Hudson, ©1976.
Subjects:
Church architecture > Ireland.
Church buildings > Ireland.
Abbeys > Ireland.
Ireland > Church history.
Church history.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • 1. The Celtic church
  • 2. The flowering of Romanesque
  • 3. The early Cistercian abbeys
  • 4. The transitional style and the arrival of Gothic
  • 5. Gothic church-building
  • 6. Reformation, counter-reformation and English supremacy
  • 7. The years of the Ascendancy 1691-1799
  • 8. From the union to disestablishment 1801-1869
  • 9. The end of the old régime 1870-1922
  • 10. Modern Ireland
  • Notes on the text
  • Glossary
  • Map
  • Appendix I. Early Christian churches
  • Appendix II. Cistercian foundations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Further reading
  • Index of places
  • Index of personal names.

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