Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology,9780226173016

Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology

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ISBN13: 9780226173016
ISBN10: 0226173011
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-06-15
Publisher(s): Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary

Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. In this book, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffiniegrave;re du Prey examines these designs as a coherent wholea single masterpiece reflecting both Hawksmoor's design principles and his desire to reconnect, architecturally, with the "purest days of Christianity."

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.


Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Prologue xv
List of Abbreviations
xix
Wren, Hawksmoor, and the Wonders of the World
3(44)
Hawksmoor and the Divines
47(34)
Hawksmoor's Aspiring Steeples
81(38)
Conclusion 119(6)
Appendix 1 Chronological List of Representations of the Temple of Jerusalem in the English Language, 1627--1741 125(8)
Appendix 2 Sir Christopher Wren's Letter of Recommendations to a Friend on the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches 133(6)
Appendix 3 George Hickes's Observations on John Vanbrugh's Proposals about Building the Fifty New Churches 139(4)
Appendix 4 Rules for the Fifty New Churches Set Down by the Commissioners and Their Subcommittee 143(2)
Notes 145(22)
Bibliography 167(6)
Index 173

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