Hawksmoor's London Churches Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

Name: Hawksmoor's London Churches By Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey
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Hawksmoor's London Churches by Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

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Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. This work examines these designs as a coherent whole - a single masterpiece reflecting Hawksmoor's design principles and his desire to reconnect architecturally with pure Christianity.

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Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology by Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. In this book, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffiniere 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.

Hawksmoor's London Churches Reviews

Du Prey's well-argued book enhances our understanding of Hawksmoor's design processes, and sheds light into the murky corners of early 18th-century theological and political concerns. This latest book adds lustre to an engaging writer's reputation. - James Stevens Curl, Building Design The close study of Nicholas Hawksmoor's churches in London extends du Prey's fascination with the legacy, appropriation, and adaption of classical principles and motifs in the evolving pattern of architectural representation.... The resulting book is a fascinating reconstruction of the social networks and cultural resources upon which Hawksmoor drew in designing his remarkable churches, enriched by intelligent analysis of the architectural fabric. - Choice

About Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey is professor in the Department of Art at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He is the author of several books, most recently The Villas of Pliny from Antiquity to Posterity.

Additional information

Sku

GOR007265485

ISBN 13

9780226173030

ISBN 10

0226173038

Title

Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology by Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

Author

Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Year published

20021201

Number of pages

200

Prizes

N/A

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