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050 00 $aNA997.H3$bH37 2002
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100 1 $aHart, Vaughan,$d1960-
245 10 $aNicholas Hawksmoor :$brebuilding ancient wonders /$cVaughan Hart.
260 $aNew Haven :$bPublished for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press,$cc2002.
300 $axii, 299 p. :$bill. (some col.), plans ;$c29 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-292) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: From Baroque to Palladian: Hawksmoor's Style --$g1.$t'A very Skilful Mathematician': Hawksmoor and the Natural Sciences --$g2.$t'Perfectly skill'd in the History of Architecture ... in every Part of the World': Hawksmoor and Exotic Architecture --$g3.$t'Architectonricall method, and good Reason': Hawksmoor on Imitation and Invention --$g4.$t'Authentic ... and good Architecture': Freemasonry and Hawksmoor's Study of Solomon's Temple --$g5.$t'Travellers ... will then read the Duke of Marlborough in Story': Easton Neston, Castle Howard and Blenheim --$g6.$t'A Steeple in the forme of a pillar': The Memorial Towers on the London Churches --$g7.$t'The better they will suit our ... Situation': The Ornamentation of the London Churches --$g8.$t'A pleasant Vista': The Lost Cities of Oxford and Cambridge --$g9.$t'The Grand Emporium': The Greenwich and Westminster Projects --$g10.$t'In the form of a Greek Temple': The Mausoleum at Castle Howard --$tConclusion: 'Good Fancy': Between the 'Ancients' and the 'Moderns' --$gApp. 1.$tA Speculative Reconstruction of Hawksmoor's Preliminary Mausoleum Design of 1728 --$gApp. 2.$t'I hope the poet M' Pope will not set his satir upon us for it': Blenheim and the Poets.
520 $a"The diverse works of architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (?1661-1736) ranged from small architectural details to ambitious urban plans, from new parish churches to work on the monument of his age, St. Paul's cathedral. As a young man Hawksmoor assisted Christopher Wren and John Vanbrugh, emerging from these formidable apprenticeships to design some of the most vigorous and dramatic buildings in England. In this engaging book, architectural historian Vaughan Hart presents a fresh view of Hawksmoor's built and planned work. In addition, Hart offers the first coherent explanation of Hawksmoor's theory of architecture." "Most famous for his brooding London churches and the mausoleum at Castle Howard, Hawksmoor also designed the twin towers of Westminster Abbey and, in Oxford, the Clarendon Building and college of All Souls. He dreamed of transforming the historic centres of Oxford and Cambridge into ideal cities, and at Westminster he planned a new bridge and triumphal route to celebrate London's growing status as a world capital. Hart explains why Hawksmoor's buildings look the way they do, what contemporary events influenced his work, and how such ancient buildings as Solomon's temple and Mausolus's tomb inspired him. Underscoring the unique qualities of the architect's accomplishments and aspirations, Hart establishes with new clarity Hawksmoor's role in the development of English architecture."--Jacket.
600 10 $aHawksmoor, Nicholas,$d1661-1736$xCriticism and interpretation.
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