An Introduction to Ulster Architecture.
Author: DIXON, Hugh.
Belfast: Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 1975. 93 pages. Illustrated. Hardback.
The Book
This book is primarily for the reader whose interest in the subject has been aroused, perhaps casually, and who wants to find out more about the history of the buildings of Ulster. By the use of examples drawn from all over the province, it sets out to illustrate the development of local architecture from the prehistoric period to the present day. It also attempts to identify those characteristics which are particular to the northern counties of Ireland; and to relate them to the development of styles elsewhere.
It is a book for the beginner rather than the specialist. Though a number of studies of specific periods, buildings, or districts have been published (especially in recent years), no general survey of the subject has previously been attempted. European Architectural Heritage Year seems a good occasion for such a venture.
The Author
Hugh Dixon first came to Ulster in 1969 to assist Dr. Alistair Rowan with the forthcoming Penguin series The Buildings of Ireland. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Irish Studies at the Queen’s University of Belfast, 1972-1974. He is now a senior inspector with the Historic Monuments Branch of the Northern Ireland Department of Finance. He is a member of the Historic Buildings Council for Northern Ireland, and of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society Committee. He prepared the Society’s exhibition and catalogue ‘Ulster Architecture, 1800-1900′ (1972); was author of its survey of Enniskillen (1973); and co-author of its revised survey of the University area of Belfast (1975).
Contents:- Preface, Introduction, Prehistoric Ulster, Mediaeval Ulster, Plantation and Renaissance, The Eighteenth Century, The Nineteenth Century, The Twentieth Century, Bibliography, Acknowledgements for Illustrations, Index.
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