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St Paul's Cathedral before Wren / John Schofield.
Van Pelt - Yarnall Collection DA687. S14 .S36 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schofield, John, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England)--History.
- St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--England--London.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Church architecture--Conservation and restoration.
- Archaeological geology.
- History.
- England--London.
- Archaeological geology--England--London.
- Great Fire, London, England, 1666.
- Church architecture--Conservation and restoration--England--London.
- Church architecture.
- Physical Description:
- x, 386 pages : plans, charts, facsimiles ; cm
- Place of Publication:
- Swindon, England : English Heritage, 2011.
- Summary:
- In this major study, the combined results of the archaeological excavation and attendant documentary studies concerning the cathedrals and other buildings that preceded Wren's St Paul's are presented in careful detail. Remarkable for the thorough treatment of a complex subject, the book is further enhanced by exhaustive presentation of historic plans and images, including b&w photos of finds and various parts of the sites. The volume, which is oversized (8.75x11"), concludes with a lengthy appendix of specialist reports of specific kinds of finds. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Circumstances and summary of the excavations, 1969-2006
- Geology, Roman and Saxon periods (Periods 1 and 2)
- The medieval cathedral and its churchyard, 1066-1530 (Periods 3 and 4)
- Post-medieval, 1530-1666 (Period 5)
- The Great Fire, the building of Wren's cathedral and the archaeology of the churchyard, 1666-1711 (Period 6)
- Conclusions: the work of 1969 and 1994-2006 placed in context
- Specialist reports.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1848020562
- 9781848020566
- OCLC:
- 693811031
- Publisher Number:
- 99948399047
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