Hawksmoor’s London Churches
Architecture and Theology
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Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
List of Abbreviations
1. Wren, Hawksmoor, and the Wonders of the World
2. Hawksmoor and the Divines
3. Hawksmoor’s Aspiring Steeples
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Chronological List of Representations of the Temple of Jerusalem in the English Language, 1627-1741
Appendix 2. Sir Christopher Wren’s Letter of Recommendations to a Friend on the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches
Appendix 3. George Hickes’s Observations on John Vanbrugh’s Proposals about Building the Fifty New Churches
Appendix 4. Rules for the Fifty New Churches Set Down by the Commissioners and Their Subcommittee
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Prologue
List of Abbreviations
1. Wren, Hawksmoor, and the Wonders of the World
2. Hawksmoor and the Divines
3. Hawksmoor’s Aspiring Steeples
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Chronological List of Representations of the Temple of Jerusalem in the English Language, 1627-1741
Appendix 2. Sir Christopher Wren’s Letter of Recommendations to a Friend on the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches
Appendix 3. George Hickes’s Observations on John Vanbrugh’s Proposals about Building the Fifty New Churches
Appendix 4. Rules for the Fifty New Churches Set Down by the Commissioners and Their Subcommittee
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
James Stevens Curl | Building Design
"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
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"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."
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