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The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road, with the Phoenix Park
Christine Casey
Price: $85.00
Dublin’s grand eighteenth-century set-pieces—Custom House, Four Courts, Bank of Ireland—are offset by a graceful Georgian cityscape, much of which remains intact. Rich and varied house interiors are also treated in full, many for the first time. The book features civic and commercial Victorian architecture, post-war buildings, and the buildings of a new generation of Irish architects. Two fine Gothic cathedrals remain from the medieval city, the full history of which is traced in an introduction to the volume.
For all who share an interest in the fabric of Dublin—architect or historian, tourist or armchair traveller—this is the essential work.
"Throughout the book the sustained level of historical research and observation is outstanding... a monumental work which celebrates our capital city"---Peter Pearson, Irish Arts Review
"Dublin is rich in architectural heritage, but it takes a fine, scholarly study such as this to enumerate, describe and evaluate them."---Mary Leyland, Irish Examiner
"... the most significant book on the city to appear in 50 years. It seems destined to become the first port of call for both the curious and the expert for decades to come."---Shane O'Toole, Irish Sunday Times
"...quite the best thing in that city since Ulysses"---The New Statesman
'This is the most important book published on Dublin in recent years. Christine Casey joins that small group of authors such as Maurice Craig, West St John Joyce, and Freddy O'Dwyer where one looks first. ... This is a book that can be recommended wholeheartedly to anyone...' - Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic
"... the evolution of the capital's architecture is traced with precision, economy and wit... Casey's introduction can be read as an informed and original history of Irish architecture... written with verve and freshness [Dublin] will instantly establish itself as the essential guide."---Toby Barnard, The Irish Times
"...the definitive guide to the city's buildings, the best way to end all arguments."---The Sunday Tribune
"... a guide that no lover of Dublin's architecture should be without."---The Word
"... it is an unparalleled reference work for one of Europe's finest cities. It cannot fail to encourage a higher level of recognition of Dublin's superb heritage and appreciation of it."---Times Literary Supplement
“Christine Casey’s book forms an essential guide for a thorough exploration and highly informative perambulation of this marvellously vibrant city and its wealth of architectural treasures.” - Bob Kindred MBE, Context
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
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