From The Shadows: The Architecture And Afterlife Of Nicholas... (HB, 2015)

Format: Hardback ISBN: 9781780235158 Author: Owen Hopkins Publisher: Reaktion Books Ltd Publication Date: 2015 Number of Pages: 342 Language: English Weight (gm): 1,025 ---------- Book Condition / Grade: Like New Dust-jacket Condition / Grade: VG ---------- Description: Nicholas Hawksmoor (16621736) is one of English historys greatest architects, outshone only by Christopher Wren, under whom he served as an apprentice. A major figure in his own time, he was involved in nearly all the grandest architectural projects of his age, and he is best known for his London churches, six of which still stand today. Hawksmoor wasnt always appreciated, however: for decades after his death, he was seen as at best a second-rate talent. From the Shadows tells the story of the resurrection of his reputation, showing how over the years his work was ignored, abused, and alteredand, finally, recovered and celebrated. It is a story of the triumph of talent and of the power of appreciative admirers like T. S. Eliot, James Stirling, Robert Venturi, and Peter Ackroyd, all of whom played a role in the twentieth-century recovery of Hawksmoors reputation.

From The Shadows: The Architecture And Afterlife Of Nicholas... (HB, 2015)

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781780235158

Author: Owen Hopkins

Publisher: Reaktion Books Ltd

Publication Date: 2015

Number of Pages: 342

Language: English

Weight (gm): 1,025

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Book Condition / Grade: Like New

Dust-jacket Condition / Grade: VG

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Description: Nicholas Hawksmoor (16621736) is one of English historys greatest architects, outshone only by Christopher Wren, under whom he served as an apprentice. A major figure in his own time, he was involved in nearly all the grandest architectural projects of his age, and he is best known for his London churches, six of which still stand today.

Hawksmoor wasnt always appreciated, however: for decades after his death, he was seen as at best a second-rate talent. From the Shadows tells the story of the resurrection of his reputation, showing how over the years his work was ignored, abuséd, and alteredand, finally, recovered and celebrated. It is a story of the triumph of talent and of the power of appreciative admirers like T. S. Eliot, James Stirling, Robert Venturi, and Peter Ackroyd, all of whom played a role in the twentieth-century recovery of Hawksmoors reputation.

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