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Christopher Wren National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [n.d.] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 7WREN
Sir Christopher Wren Pevsner, Nikolaus 1954 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 5
The mathematical science of Christopher Wren / J.A. Bennett. "Before he became a professional architect, Christopher Wren had a highly successful career as an astronomer - he was Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University - and he was actively involved in many branches of the science or 'natural philosophy' of his day. This side of his career has, until now, been neglected by historians and biographers, and has been regarded as distinct and separate. This book contains the first detailed account of Wren's natural philosophy and, in addition, after showing that 'science' and 'architecture' were not then distinct in the way we understand them today, it presents a new perspective on Wren's architectural philosophy. The book will be of value to anyone interested in the history of science or of architecture."--provided by the Publisher. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 509.2
Sir Christopher Wren 1632-1723 Waterhouse, Paul 1923 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 72.034(42)66
Sir Christopher Wren / Downes, Kerry. 1982. Downes, Kerry 1982 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 061.43(083.83)
Sir Christopher Wren / Parker, M St John. 1998. Parker, Michael St John 1998 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92Wren
Parentalia : or memoirs of the family of the Wrens ... chiefly of Sir Christopher Wren ... compiled by Wren, Christopher (comp) 1750 • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 094:92Wren
Memoirs of the life and works of Sir Christopher Wren Elmes, James 1823 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:92Wren
His invention so fertile : a life of Christopher Wren Tinniswood, Adrian 2001 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WREN, Christopher
On a grander scale : the outstanding life of Sir Christopher Wren /Lisa Jardine. Jardine, Lisa. 2002. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92WREN
Sir Christopher Wren AD 1632-1723 : bicentenary memorial volume published under the auspices of the Royal Gotch, J Alfred 1923 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 92Wren
London : rebuilding the city after the Great Fire /written and with illustrations by Timothy Baker. Baker, Timothy, 2000. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 614.841.44(421):711.168
Old Royal Naval College souvenir guide / John Bold and members of staff of ORNC. A fairly detailed souvernir guide covering all the main attractions in the Old Royal Naval College complete with colour photographs and illustrations. Additional information is available online the College's contemporary projects and plans including conservation and partners. 2014. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.231.42(421.6)
Astronomical minds : the true longitude story /Ted Gerrard. Gerrard, Ted. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 528.282
British Baroque: power and illusion. ''From the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the death of Queen Anne in 1714, the late Stuart period was a time of change for Britain. This book, which accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Britain London. Explores how art and architecture was used by the crown, the church, and the aristocracy to project images of power and status in an age when the power of the monarchy was being questioned. Including the work of the leading painters of the day, including Peter Lely, Godfrey Kneller, and James Thornhill. It celebrates ambitious grand-scale portraits, the persuasive illusion of mural painting, the brilliant woodcarving of Grinling Gibbons, and magnificent architecture by Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Vanbrugh for St Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court and Blenheim Palace, the great buildings of the age. Here is the opportunity to encounter a rich, sophisticated, but largely forgotten era of art history.''--Povided by the publisher. 2020 • BOOK • 1 copy available.
Greenwich and its lost hospitals : havens of maritime welfare /Gordon C Cook "The Royal Hospital (RH) was built near the site of the Palace of Placentia and erected by King William III (1650?1702) as a memorial for his consort, Queen Mary II (1662-94) who died of smallpox. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) and functioned until 1870 as a hospital for retired mariners of the Royal Navy. The Dreadnought Hospital was the 'flagship' of the Seamen's Hospital Society (SHS) between 1870 and its closure in 1986. The SHS was a charitable foundation launched in 1821 to care for members of Britain's Mercantile Marine and later others also. Having been accommodated on three successive hospital ships, it moved to dry land in Greenwich in 1870. Between 1929 and the outbreak of war in 1939, the SHS published a Quarterly Magazine from which extracts highlighting Greenwich and these two major hospitals are brought together in this book."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.292GREENWICH
The sea and the sky : the history of the Royal Mathematical School of Christ's Hospital /Clifford Jones "The Royal Mathematical School of Christ's Hospital was set up in 1673 to teach the principles of navigation to selected boys in preparation for a career at sea. Using mainly the original records dating back 400 years, this is a major groundbreaking history, nearly 350 packed pages of never before published accounts of the Foundation of the Mathematical School, of the teachers and the pupils from the beginning right through to the present day. Fully illustrated in colour throughout, it dispels the myth that Samuel Pepys started the school and provides new insights into his role during the first thirty years. Full details are provided of the extensive contributions made by Robert Hooke, John Flamsteed, Sir Christopher Wren and Sir Isaac Newton, among many others. Some 2000 boys left Christ's Hospital to travel the world, including Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, the West Indies and North America, on voyages of commerce and exploration, leaving many amazing stories to tell."--Provided by publisher. 2015. • FOLIO • 1 copy available.
Imagining other worlds : explorations in astronomy and culture /edited by Nicholas Campion and Chris Impey. "Human beings have long imagined what other worlds are like. They have imagined travelling to them, have endowed them with meaning and mystery, and have fantasised about the beings that inhabit them. This anthology brings together chapters from astronomers, historians and writers who are inspired by the sky, and who originally gathered at the conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena at London?s Gresham College in 2015. Its topics range from the representation and exploration of the sky in the arts, architecture and literature, and from the ancient world to the digital age."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 52
England's shipwreck heritage : from logboats to U-boats /by Serena Cant. What do characters as diverse as Alfred the Great, the architect Sir Christopher Wren, diarist Samuel Pepys and the Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins have in common? All had some involvement in shipwrecks: in causing, recording or salvaging them. This book examines a variety of wrecks from logboats, Roman galleys and medieval cogs to East Indiamen, grand ocean liners, fishing boats and warships - all are woven into the history of shipwrecks along the coastline of England and in her territorial waters. Wrecks are not just physically embedded in this marine landscape - they are also an intrinsic part of a domestic cultural landscape with links that go beyond the navy, mercantile marine and fishing trade. Evidence of shipwrecks is widespread: in literature, in domestic architecture and as a major component of industrial archaeology. Shipwrecks also transcend national boundaries, forming tangible monuments to the movement of goods and people between nations in war and peace. In peacetime they link the architecture and monuments of different countries, from shipyards to factories, warehouses to processing plants; in time of war wrecks have formed a landscape scattered across the oceans, linking friend and foe in common heritage. England's Shipwreck Heritage explores the type of evidence we have for shipwrecks and their causes, including the often devastating effects fo the natural environment and human-led disaster. Ships at war, global trade and the movement of people - such as passengers, convict transports and the slave trade - are also investigated. Along the way we meet the white elephant who perished in 1730, the medieval merchant who pursued a claim for compensation for nearly 20 years, the most famous privateer for the American revolutionary wars and the men who held their nerve in the minesweeper trawls of the First World War. 2013. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 656.61.085.3(42)"05/19"