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PUBLICATIONS
Together Margaret and Gerald have published several books on shell houses and grottoes. These include Conchinilia Journey I, Conchinilia Journey II, and Half-Forgotten.
Please contact us for information on pricing and purchasing.
NEW for 2021: An extended and enlarged Conchinilia Journey II: Shell Artists and Collectors
Published October 2021
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Dr Gerald Hull and Margaret Hull are researchers and lecturers and this is their third and largest book on shell artistry and the ornamental world of the shell.
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An extensively illustrated historical survey from the 18th century to the present, with recent outreach detail including Europe. These examine shell-decorated grottoes, summer houses, nymphaeum and retreats set in garden landscapes and as features and collections in villas across Britain, Ireland, Europe (and further afield) from the 17th -21st centuries. There are scores of contemporary references - a vital cyclopaedia.'
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Lavishly produced with over 300 new colour photographs
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Over 70 British & Irish shell artists included
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Hundreds of sites in British Isles and Europe (including Russia) documented following personal visits and research
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The results also of over 60 lectures 2012 - 2020 (St Ives Literary Festival, Endsleigh House, Irish Georgian Society, London; Bath N.T., IGS Dublin, BRLSI, Dillington Hall, Dorset & Gloucester GS etc)
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Substantial revision and extension of 2018 lecture edition
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Recommendations presented from shell artists, landscape designers, owners of grottoes and shell houses, lecture organisers, historians and academics
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Currently privately available from the authors at 12 Bathwick Street, BATH BA2 6NY
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UK. £25.00 + £5.00 postage & packing or €30.00/US$35.00 plus relevant postal rates.
Payment to be made to Gerald Hull via PayPal at geraldwilliam14@gmail.com.
