London: The City Churches
Published on 25. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-14-071100-4 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to the varied churches of the City of London. It details 50 churches, including many famous masterpieces by Sir Christopher Wren, the medieval St Helen Bishopsgate, the early Gothic Temple Church and England's one remaining 18th-century synagogue.
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Series
Edition
Abridged ed of 2 Revised ed of
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
68 photographs, 15 figures, glossary, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 118 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-071100-4 (9780140711004)
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Content
Introduction: the Middle Ages, circa 600 to1500; dislocation and destruction - the reformation and great fire; Sir Christopher Wren and the city churches; furnishing the Wren churches; the city churches in the Georgian era; Victorian losses and transformations; the 20th century; visiting the city churches. The city churches: city churchyards; destroyed churches.