His Invention So Fertile : a Life of Christopher Wren
2001, 1st edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Near fine cloth-backed, paper-covered boards copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #393057
ISBN: 0195149890
Physical description: 480 pages; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-431) and index. Contents: Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The Beauty of Holiness; 2 I Will Perform as Much as I Am Able; 3 The Theory and Practice of Physick; 4 The Natural Simplicity of the Contrivance; 5 The Key That Opens Treasures; 6 An Ingenious Gentleman; 7 The Most Esteem'd Fabricks of Paris; 8 A Well-Projected Design; 9 Something of a Better Mould; 10 The Honour of the Nation; 11 Our Reformed Religion; 12 The Most Essential Part of Architecture; 13 The Trade I Was Once Well Acquainted With; 14 Free Conversation; 15 Virtues and Accomplishments; 16 The Poor Old Man; 17 My Great Work. 18 An Ornament to the AgeNotes; Bibliography; Index. Subjects: Wren, Christopher Sir 1632-1723; Architects England; Scientists Great Britain; Biography.
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