The numerous illustrations demonstrate the enormous variety of follies that can be found throughout England. The history of follies is traced, from the first prospect tower, through the golden era of the first half of the eighteenth century and up to the Second World War. At the same time many of these great estates were being landscaped in the contemporary fashion and the landscape architects were able to crown their grand designs with some sort of eyecatcher for the mansion - a folly, in fact - 'to give a livelier consequence to the landscape'. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Follies by Jeffrey W. However, many follies were built in the eighteenth century when great landowners, after their Grand Tour of Europe, returned to their estates with visions of putting up romantic ruins to satisfy a yearning for the past. From the excellent Shire series, this is an ideal introduction to the subject, and makes a cheap present for someone who. Whitelaw Paperback 5.99 Follies: Fabulous, fanciful and frivolous buildings (National Trust History & Heritage) by Gwyn Headley Hardcover 7.25 Georgian Garden Buildings (Shire Library) by Sarah Rutherford Paperback 7. Some are inspiring monuments, erected in the builder's lifetime to ensure that his memory is perpetuated, but others express a deep religious conviction. This item: Follies (Shire Album): 93 by Jeffrey W.

Some are on hilltops or in remote place, while others, almost unnoticed, stand beside the roadside. This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all. Whitelaw defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over England.

Follies by Jeffrey W. Whitelaw