Wren S City Churches

Author : A H (Arthur Heygate) 18 Mackmurdo
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 156 pages
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Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013639154

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Wren's City Churches by A H (Arthur Heygate) 18 Mackmurdo Pdf

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Author : Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Anglican church buildings
ISBN : OCLC:24360654

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Wren's City Churches by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo Pdf

Author : John Christopher
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781445611099

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Wren's City of London Churches by John Christopher Pdf

A short history of the 51 Wren-designed churches in the city of London.

Author : Paul Jeffery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Continuum
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015070765428

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The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren by Paul Jeffery Pdf

The Great Fire of 1666 devastated the centre of London, with a loss of old St Paul's and eighty-six parish churches. Sir Christopher Wren, working with Commissioners appointed by Parliament, was responsible for rebuilding the cathedral and fifty-one of the parish churches, although the immediate need to start rebuilding made his design for an overall replanning of the City impossible. The work was funded by a tax on coals brought into the City of London. Much has been written about Wren's rebuilding of St Paul's, while the other fifty-ne parish chirches he was appointed to reconstruct are generally overlooked. This is the first modern book to examine them as a whole. Paul Jeffery describes how and when the churches were built, exploring the respective contributions of Wren and of his two principal assistants, Robert Hooke and Nicholas Hawksmoor. The result of their work was a unique set of contemporary churches. While not all are of the standard of Wren's masterpieces, such as St Stephen Walbrook and St Bride's, none is without architectural merit and interest. The second part of the book is a gazetteer of all the churches, including those that no longer exist. The book is heavily illustrated and provides a visual strong record of all the churches. Since they were built the Wren churches have suffered steady losses. St Christopher-le-Stocks was demolished in 1782 to make way for the Bank of England. Others, such as St Dionis Backchurch and St Antholin Budge Row, were lost to Victorian parish rationalisation. Many were destroyed or badly damaged in the Second World War. Only twenty-three of the original fifty-one remain. These are now under threat again, with the Templeman Report's proposal that only four of the existing churches (none by Wren) should be retained as parish churches. They provide a test case of conservation, sitting as they do in the middle of the City of London. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren presents a clear case both for their importance and for their preservation.

Author : Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1528000226

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Wren's City Churches (Classic Reprint) by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo Pdf

Excerpt from Wren's City Churches Life of Sir C. Wren, by Lucy Phillimore. Sir C. Wren and his Times, also Life and Works of Sir C. Wren, by J. Elmes. Works of Sir C. Wren. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : ARTHUR HEYGATE. MACKMURDO
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033898481

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WREN'S CITY CHURCHES by ARTHUR HEYGATE. MACKMURDO Pdf

Author : Paul Rabbitts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784423230

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Sir Christopher Wren by Paul Rabbitts Pdf

Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723) is now mostly remembered as a genius of architecture – but he was also an accomplished polymath, who only came to architecture quite late in life. Most famous as the mastermind behind the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and more than fifty parish churches after the Great Fire of London, among his countless other projects Wren also designed the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, the Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich, and much of Hampton Court Palace. Replete with colourful images of his buildings, this concise biography tells the story of a man whose creations are still popular tourist attractions to this day, but also casts light on Wren's credentials as an intellectual and a founding member of the Royal Society.

Author : Margaret Dickens Whinney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1396439716

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Wren by Margaret Dickens Whinney Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Church buildings
ISBN : UOM:39015039402113

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Wren's City Churches by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Millar
Publisher : Metro Pub Limited
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1902910419

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London's City Churches by Stephen Millar Pdf

Celebrates the city's church heritage with a guide to its structures, providing a description, history, date of construction, location, and operating hours for each building.

Author : A E. Daniell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : NYPL:33433068993686

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London City Churches by A E. Daniell Pdf

Author : John Betjeman
Publisher : Pitkin Unichrome, Limited
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : 0853725659

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City of London Churches by John Betjeman Pdf

Before the Fire of London in 1666 there were 97 parish churches in the City of London. 51 were rebuilt by Christoper Wren and new ones were built in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Author : Vaughan Hart
Publisher : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 1913107078

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Christopher Wren by Vaughan Hart Pdf

A fresh look at the Eastern origins of Christopher Wren's architecture In this revelatory study of one of the great architects in British history, Vaughan Hart considers Christopher Wren's (1632-1723) interest in Eastern antiquity and Ottoman architecture, an interest that would animate much of his theory and practice. As the early modern understanding of antiquity broadened to include new discoveries at Palmyra and Persepolis, Wren disputed common assumptions about the European origins of Classical and Gothic architecture, tracing these building traditions not to the Greeks or Germans but to the stonemasons of the biblical East. In a deft analysis, Hart contextualizes Wren's use of classical elements--columns, domes, and cross plans--within his enthusiasm for the East and the broader Anglican interest in the Eastern church. A careful study of diary records reappraises Wren's working relationship with Robert Hooke (1635-1703), who shared in many of Wren's theoretical commitments. The result is a new, deepened understanding of Wren's work. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Author : Mohsen Mostafavi,Nicholas Hawksmoor
Publisher : Lars Muller Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : 3037783494

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Nicholas Hawksmoor by Mohsen Mostafavi,Nicholas Hawksmoor Pdf

British architect Nicholas Hawksmoor is recognized as one of the major contributors to the traditions of British and European architectural culture. This title reconsiders his architecture in relation to urbanism. The publication focuses on a series of important London churches the architect designed during the early of the 18th century.

Author : Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-06-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0226173038

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Hawksmoor's London Churches by Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey Pdf

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