Irish Furniture: Woodwork and Carving in Ireland from the Earliest Times to the Act of Union

by Desmond FitzGerald and James Peill

This lavishly illustrated and comprehensive volume is the first devoted entirely to the subject of Irish furniture and woodwork. It provides a detailed survey--encompassing everything from medieval choir stalls to magnificent drawing-room suites for the great houses--from earliest times to the end of the eighteenth century.
The first part of the book presents a chronological history, illustrated with superb examples of Irish furniture and interior...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300117159
• ISBN13: 9780300117158
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.1" x 12.2"