Making the Grand Figure: Lives and Possessions in Ireland, 1641-1770

by Toby Barnard

This pioneering study of the material culture of Stuart and Hanoverian Ireland reveals unsuspected richness and diversity of lifestyle, habitat, and mentality. Like its highly praised predecessor, A New Anatomy of Ireland, it abounds with quirky people and vivid scenes and is a striking reappraisal of Ireland under the Protestant Ascendancy.

The book ranges from the governing elite of Dublin Castle to Dublin itself, to provincial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300204264
• ISBN13: 9780300204261
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"