M066 Classic Irish Houses of the Middle Size – Maurice Craig – Signed – Hard Back

Classic Irish Houses of The Middle Size – Maurice Craig – A record of the 17th-19th-century middle-sized houses occupied by the the middle class/minor gentry. The style of these homes bridged the gap between indigenous building and imported English and other European influences. Incorporating features of all, they illustrate a continuity in building practice linking the great with the small and the remoter centuries with the recent past. Arranged by architectural features and with a section on nomenclature. A second section, arranged chronologically, illustrates the buildings themselves. An excellent visual and historic reference about houses both vanished and still standing. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1977 – 170 Pages – Hard Back – Condition Good with some foxing on some pages at start of Book – Signed by Author. Maurice James Waldron Craig (25 October 1919 – 11 May 2011) was an Irish architectural historian, the author of several books on the architectural heritage of Ireland and other subjects, and a conservation activist.

Height 12″ (30.5cm) Width 8.5″ (22cm) €145