Publisher's Synopsis
Celebrating the Georgian architecture of Dublin, this book includes photographs of many notable buildings, such as the Custom House, the Rotunda Hospital, the Four Courts, Trinity College, the Marino Casino, Powerscourt House, and the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. Dublin's Georgian interiors are shown, especially the decorative plasterwork. Public, ecclesisastical and domestic buildings are covered in separate sections, while the introduction provides a historical perspective. Detailed descriptions of individual buildings provide information on date, architect, patron, decorators, "stuccatori" and so on.