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City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren Hardcover - 2003
by Paul Jeffrey; Paul Jeffery
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- Title City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren
- Author Paul Jeffrey; Paul Jeffery
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 385
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hambledon & London, London
- Date August 2, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781852851422 / 1852851422
- Weight 2.31 lbs (1.05 kg)
- Dimensions 9.9 x 7.3 x 0.97 in (25.15 x 18.54 x 2.46 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96197125
- Dewey Decimal Code 726.509
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London: The Hambledon Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10" x 7", xx, 385 pages, frontispiece, 187 black and white illustrations and plans, gazetteer of Wren's churches, useful apps, bibliography. 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, far less about the other City churches, the principal subject of this book: this is indeed the first modern book to examine them as a whole. Paul Jeffery describes how and when the churches were built, exploring the…
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