AA Treasures of Britain and Treasures of Ireland: A Traveller's Guide to the Riches of Britain and Ireland

Drive Publications, Great Britain, 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Almost every page illustrated in full colour. Colour foldout maps. art history. architecture. history. archaeology. biography. geography. History of England. History of Ireland. A gazetteer of more than 4,000 entries tells you where you can find the best of our national heritage ~ Country houses and castles; gardens, museums and galleries; churches and cathedrals; antiquities, paintings and sculpture; mighty works of the Industrial Revolution; glassware and porcelain, silver and jewellery. Treasures discovered. Maps, spanning the country, are linked to the gazetteer by symbols that pinpoint every location. Ingenious continuity flaps make route~planning and route~following easy. Treasures illuminated. Special features, such as 1,000 Years of Design, tell you how to recognise architectural, decorative and furniture styles that have been created down the years from Saxon times to the 20th century. Glossaries of technical terms help to a better understanding of all kinds of craftsmanship. Treasures in focus. Indexes tell you where to find the best collections of the treasures that interest you most . arms and armour, natural history, industrial archaeology, paintings or pottery, local history or antiquities, memorabilia of famous men and women . Treasures in colour. More than 700 colour photographs and over 200 drawings of great buildings, gardens, works of art, and the finest masterpieces from national and local collections. 680 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; History; Architecture. ISBN: 0903356295. ISBN/EAN: 9780903356299. Inventory No: 258319.. 9780903356299 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.