In Ruins: The Once Great Houses of Ireland (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Simon Marsden (Photographer)

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Product Description

Spans eight centuries and reveals the haunting ruins of Ireland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch Pr (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821223569
• ISBN-13: 978-0821223567
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,304,949 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decidedly Haunting...., February 17, 2002

By	Lord Harrington (Schloße Woda Nymphée) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A most interesting pictorial collection of forlorn sadness.
I find the images both beautiful and emensly contemplative, images that conjure ghosts and spirits real or perhaps imagined, yet provacative none the less. One ponders how these phantoms shall apear in a thousand years, and rue the thought how long they may have lasted would they not been murdred by circumstances. The text that accompanies the images an important, interesting, and informative heuristic. This book ostensibly one any Artist, Architectae, or student of history should have in his Librarié.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting Images and Illuminating Historical Text!, December 16, 2001

By	"cocam" (England) - See all my reviews

A wonderful book full of haunting images of the castles and houses of Ireland that have now fallen into ruin and decay. Excellent subjects for infrared photography.

The photographs are on the whole well composed and the overall effect can be quite disturbing. An explanation of the fate of the various buildings is included. A book which sits on the shelf ready to show visitors instantly the nature and feel of infrared photography.

There is an excellent supporting article by Pete Schermerhorn in the Official Infrared FAQ describing his visits to the places photographed in the book together with map grid references.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great photography ...very interesting and educational, August 28, 1997

By	[e-mail] (U.S.) - See all my reviews

Simon Marsden is a master of the art of infrared photography. The pictures are haunting and project an eerie dreamlike quality. I highly recommend this book as an excellent example of the chilling effects of infrared photography