Nicholas Hawksmoor by Vaughan Hart

Nicholas Hawksmoor by Vaughan Hart

As a young man Nicholas Hawksmoor assisted Christopher Wren and John Vanbrugh, and went on to design some of the most dramatic buildings in England. In this study, Vaughan Hart examines both Hawksmoor's built and planned work, and explains Hawksmoor's theory of architecture.

Vaughan Hart is professor of architecture, department of architecture and civil engineering, University of Bath. He is author of the award-winning Nicholas Hawksmoor: Rebuilding Ancient Wonders, published by Yale University Press. Peter Hicks is visiting research fellow, department of architecture and civil engineering, University of Bath, and historian, Fondation Napolü¾Ž–”¼on, Paris. Hart and Hicks are the coeditors of Paper Palaces: The Rise of the Renaissance Architectural Treatise, and they are cotranslators of Sebastiano Serlio: On Architecture, Volumes 1 and 2, all published by Yale University Press.

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ISBN 13	9780300096996
ISBN 10	0300096992
Title	Nicholas Hawksmoor
Author	Vaughan Hart
Series	The Paul Mellon Centre For Studies In British Art
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2003-01-11
Number of pages	312
Prizes	Short-listed for Samuel Pepys Award 2003
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.