Adult Book of the Month
Art and Architecture of Ireland
Published by Yale University Press and the Royal Irish Academy in 2014
The 5 volume set Art and Architecture of Ireland provides a comprehensive,
authoritative and fully illustrated account of the art and architecture
of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century.
The volumes explore all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high
crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts,
from watercolours and sculptures to photographs, oil paintings, video
art and tapestries. More than 250 scholars, from all over the world and
from many academic disciplines, have been invited to contribute to the
five volumes with each volume covering a specific area or chronological
period.
Volume I: Medieval c. 400-c. 1600
Volume 2: Painting 1600-1900
Volume 3: Sculpture 1600-2000
Volume 4: Architecture 1600-2000
Volume 4: Twentieth Century
Described as one of the most ambitious projects ever
undertaken in the humanities in Ireland, the books are published by Yale
University Press, under the aegis of the Royal Irish Academy with the
financial support of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,
the Naughton Trust and other private sponsors.
This publication will enable anyone interested in Irish culture to gain
new insights into the strength, depth and variety of Ireland’s artistic
and architectural heritage.
