De Mare, Eric.

Wren’s London.

London, The Folio Society Limited, 1975. 19.1 cm x 25.3 cm. Colour Frontispiece. 128 pages. Colour and black and white illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to page edges. Corners lightly rubbed.

Includes for example the following chapters: Before the Fire / Holocaust / Devastation and Dreams / Fifty-One New Churches / New Cathedral etc.

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (1632-1723) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. (Wikipedia)

″Wren’s monumental place not only in London’s history but in that of the whole of Britain will remain unassailable. He was a man of rare qualities whose influence changed the fabric of the country. To the question, ‘Who is England’s greatest architect’, can any other answer yet be given than Christopher Wren?.″

’Wren’s London’ maps the devastation of the Great Fire of 1666 and a telling of how “two outstanding men rebuilt London: a great monarch and a scientist of rare talents who, at a lucky moment, happened to be developing his flair as an amateur architect.” (Excerpt from book)

• Keywords: British History · English Cities · English History · Fire of London · History · History of England · History of London · London
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780850670899
• Inventory Number: 200335AB

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