Stapleton Collection Designs Neoclassical Irish by Lucey Conor (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1963 (illustrator). 1st Edition. hardback, small folio, 13 1/4" x 9 1/2", a very well preserved and tightly bound copy in a very good pictorial dust jacket. Inscribed to a previous owner and signed under by William [Laffan]. Illustrated throughout, 349pp. A very heavy volume which may attract a request for additional postage if ordered from locations outside the United Kingdom.

Hardcover. Condition: New/Sealed. light blue cloth boards. 349 pgs w/ illustrations. pictorial dustjacket. Michael Stapleton (1747-1801) was the most skilled stuccodor working in the neoclassical or âAdam' style that dominated Dublin interior decoration in the final decades of the eighteenth century. Although the astonishing quality and variety of Dublin's eighteenth-century decorative plasterwork has long been celebrated, this is the first full length exploration of Stapleton's work. It publishes for the first time the remarkable collection of drawings from his workshop which are held at the National Library of Ireland. Conor Lucey's study of Stapleton's career presents new research drawn from a broad range of sources and examines the collection of designs within the broader context of neoclassical stuccowork in Dublin, considering it as evidence for the late eighteenth-century plastering trade in general. Working outside of the established guilds, by virtue of his Catholic faith, Stapleton created one of the most successful decorating and house-building practices in Dublin of the period and designs for many of the city's most notable late eighteenth-century interiors are included here, including studies for Trinity College, Belvedere House and Powerscourt House. Over the years Stapleton's name has been erroneously attached to many Irish interiors with which he had no involvement. This important publication attempts to define more closely the nature of his decorative neoclassicism, and establish his oeuvre more accurately. More generally, its offers a fascinating account of the many forces at play in how the Irish Georgian interior was created.---Amazon.com.

1st edn. 4to. Original blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 349, illus with coloured and b&w photos and drawings (no inscriptions).

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 349 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans ; 34 cm. Notes; Published in association with the National Library of Ireland. "The Stapleton collection was presented to the National Library in 1940 ."--Foreword. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Stapleton, Michael 1747-1801. 1700-1799. Architectural drawing Ireland 18th century. Stucco Ireland. Interior decoration Ireland. Architectural drawing. Interior decoration. Stucco. Architectural drawing 18th century Ireland. Ireland. National Library of Ireland (Dublin). Neoclassicism (Architecture)-Ireland. Plasterwork, Decorative-Ireland. 1 Kg.