Brian Lalor: The Irish Round Tower. Origins and Architecture Explored. Cork 2005. Stron 247. Papier kredowy, format 22x28 cm.
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The remains of over 70 round lowers survive in Ireland, widely distributed throughout the island. They represent the only form of architecture which is unique to Ireland. Many of those that remain are in association with surviving monastic settlements and are sited in some of the most beautiful and historic areas of the country.
Little work has been published on the subject before now. This fully-illustrated study views them as an integral unit of an often now-vanished ecclesiastical complex, outlining their architectural design and construction, their function, their landscape setting and the uniqueness of each round tower site.
CONTENTS
PREFACE 11
INTRODUCTION 13
Chapter 1 IRELAND DURING THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD 19
Chapter 2 ARCHAIC ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE 41
Chapter 3 EARLY MEDIEVAL TOWERS OUTSIDE IRELAND 45
Chapter 4 DEFINITION AND TYPOLOGY 54
Chapter 5 THE ANATOMY OF AN IRISH ROUND TOWER 67
Chapter 6 MANUSCRIPT SOURCES AND MISSING TOWERS 89
Chapter 7 INVENTORY (Contents Overleaf) 97
Glossary 237
BIBLIOGRAPHY 239
INDEX 243
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