[PDF] Building St Pauls eBook

Author : James W. P. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 2020-03-16
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ISBN : 9780500295502

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Building St Paul's tells the story of the cathedral that has dominated London's skyline for 300 years and of those responsible for its construction from the time of the disastrous Great Fire to final completion in 1708. The figure of Sir Christopher Wren is well known, but this book also considers those ordinary craftsmen, the contractors and overseers, the quarrymen on the Isle of Portland, the humble stonemasons and carpenters who shaped the materials. James Campbell is the first historian to plough through the documents in search of these people: he describes life on a seventeenth-century building site, the workers' day-to-day responsibilities, how some were poorly paid while others became millionaires. He also unravels the struggles for money that at one time threatened to undermine the whole enterprise. Campbell's account reaffirms St Paul's not only as one man's masterwork, but as an incredible collaborative achievement.

Author : James W. P. Campbell
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : 9780500342442

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Building St Paul's tells the story of this remarkable building and of those responsible for its construction, from the time of the disastrous Great Fire to the cathedral's final completion in 1708. Christopher Wren is well known, yet this book also considers those ordinary craftsmen whose work on St Paul's has received less attention: the contractors and overseers, the quarrymen on the Isle of Portland, the humble stonemasons and carpenters who shaped the materials. It also unravels the complicated tangle of the cathedral's finances and the struggles for money that at one time threatened to undermine the whole enterprise. By looking at such details, Campbell's account reaffirms St Paul's not only as one man's masterwork, but as an incredible collaborative achievement.

Author : Lecturer in Modern British History Arthur Burns
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 14,45 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300092768

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The present St Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's masterpiece, is the fourth religious building to occupy the site. Its location in the heart of the capital reflects its importance in the English church while the photographs of it burning during the Blitz forms one of the most powerful and familiar images of London during recent times. This substantial and richly illustrated study, published to mark the 1,400th anniversary of St Paul's, presents 42 scholarly contributions which approach the cathedral from a range of perspectives. All are supported by photographs, illustrations and plans of the exterior and interior of St Paul's, both past and present. Eight essays discuss the history of St Paul's, demonstrating the role of the cathedral in the formation of England's church and state from the 7th century onwards; nine essays examine the organisation and function of the cathedral during the Middle Ages, looking at, for example, the arrangement of the precinct, the tombs, the Dean's household during the 15th century, the liturgy and the archaeology. The remaining papers examine many aspects of Wren's cathedral, including its construction, fittings and embellishments, its estates and income, music and rituals, its place in London, its library, its role in the book trade and its reputation.

Author : Nicola Camerlenghi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1108429513

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The book traces nearly two thousand years of architectural transformations to St Paul's Basilica, one of Rome's principal churches.

Author : Michael Bond
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,62 MB
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0008272069

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A funny picture book about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru – now a major movie star!

Author : Margaret Willes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300249837

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The extraordinary story of St. Paul's Churchyard--the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium St. Paul's Cathedral stands at the heart of London, an enduring symbol of the city. Less well known is the neighborhood at its base that hummed with life for over a thousand years, becoming a theater for debate and protest, knowledge and gossip. For the first time Margaret Willes tells the full story of the area. She explores the dramatic religious debates at Paul's Cross, the bookshops where Shakespeare came in search of inspiration, and the theater where boy actors performed plays by leading dramatists. After the Great Fire of 1666, the Churchyard became the center of the English literary world, its bookshops nestling among establishments offering luxury goods. This remarkable community came to an abrupt end with the Blitz. First the soaring spire of Old St. Paul's and then Wren's splendid Baroque dome had dominated the area, but now the vibrant secular society that had lived in their shadow was no more.

Author : Mary Lethert Wingerd
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801488856

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The author brings together the voices of citizens and workers and the power dynamics of civic leaders including James J. Hill and Archbishop John Ireland.