Irish Houses and Castles, 1400–1740

This volume assembles Rolf Loeber’s groundbreaking articles on Irish houses and castles from the late medieval period to the mid-eighteenth century. Read together, these articles, mainly from journals that are not widely available, become a coherent and fresh survey of the theme and the period, marked by Rolf ’s trademark archival depth and ability to bring together architectural and cultural history in a rewarding way. This richly illustrated book features one hundred maps, plans and illustrations, redrawn and updated to form a visual panorama of the period.

Rolf Loeber (1942–2017) was Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. Books that he authored or edited include: Abiographical dictionary of architects in Ireland 1600–1720, A guide to Irishfiction 1650–1900 and Architecture 1600–2000: art and architecture of Ireland, volume II.