Hawksmoor's London Churches

Architecture and Theology

Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey

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English

University of Chicago Press
01 December 2002

Architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms; Religious buildings; Christianity

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

By: Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 22mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780226173030
ISBN 10: 0226173038
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 December 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Hawksmoor's London Churches: Architecture and Theology

"""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"