Hawksmoor's London churches : architecture and theology / Pierre de la Ruffini�re du Prey
by Du Prey, Pierre de la Ruffini�re
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Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; xix, 179 p : ill. (part. col.) ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-172) and index. Contents; List of Illustrations. Acknowledgments. Prologue. List of Abbreviations. 1. Wren, Hawksmoor, and the Wonders of the World. p. 3. 2. Hawksmoor and the Divines. p. 47. 3. Hawksmoor's Aspiring Steeples. p. 81. Conclusion. p. 119. App. 1. Chronological List of Representations of the Temple of Jerusalem in the English Language, 1627-1741. p. 125. App. 2. Sir Christopher Wren's Letter of Recommendations to a Friend on the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches. p. 133. App. 3. George Hickes's Observations on John Vanbrugh's Proposals about Building the Fifty New Churches. p. 139. App. 4. Rules for the Fifty New Churches Set Down by the Commissioners and Their Subcommittee. p. 143. Notes. p. 145. Bibliography. p. 167. Index. p. 173. Subjects; Hawksmoor, Nicholas 1661-1736 Criticism and interpretation. Hawksmoor, Nicholas 1661-1736 architect. Wren, Sir Christopher 1632-1723 architect, mathematician, astronomer. Church architecture England London. Architecture England London 18th century. Church buildings England London. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
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- Title
- Hawksmoor's London churches : architecture and theology / Pierre de la Ruffini�re du Prey
- Author
- Du Prey, Pierre de la Ruffini�re
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226173011
- ISBN 13
- 9780226173016
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 2000
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