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C/A/16. Analyse three of the churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor with particular reference to his interpretation of the classical tradition

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1500
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines three of Hawksmoor's churches, Spitalfields, St-Giles and St. George's, Bloomsbury, discussing his knowledge of the writings of Pliny and the use of Classical architecture in his own designs, colossal scales, sculptural detail and white stone. Hawksmoor's style is discussed in the context of the political unrest of the early eighteenth century.

 

KEYWORDS: Hawksmoor, churches, ecclesiastical, architecture, eighteenth century, classical,

 
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