Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and TheologySix 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." |
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Contents
Wren Hawksmoor and the Wonders of the World | 3 |
Hawksmoor and the Divines | 47 |
Hawksmoors Aspiring Steeples | 81 |
Conclusion | 119 |
Chronological List of Representations of the Temple of Jerusalem in the English Language 16271741 | 125 |
Sir Christopher Wrens Letter of Recommendations to a Friend on the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches | 133 |
George Hickes Observations of John Vanbrughs Proposals about Building the Fifty New Churches | 139 |
Rules for the Fifty New Churches Set Down by the Commissioners and Their Subcommittee | 143 |
Notes | 145 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology |
| Author | Pierre de la Ruffinière du Prey |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0226173038, 9780226173030 |
| Length | 179 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / Buildings / Religious Art / General |
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