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BL
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| Record Number
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987804
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b742174
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| Main Entry
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Tinniswood, Adrian.
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| Title & Author
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His invention so fertile : : a life of Christopher Wren /\ Adrian Tinniswood.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2001.
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| Page. NO
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xv, 462 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0195149890
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: 9780195149890
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-431) and index.
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| Contents
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The beauty of holiness -- I will peerform as much as I am able -- The theory and practice of physick -- The natural simplicity of the contrivance -- The key that opens treasures -- An ingenious gentleman -- The most esteem'd fabricks of Paris -- A well-projected design -- Something of a better mould -- The honour of the nation -- Our reformed religion -- The most essential part of architecture -- The trade I was once well acquainted with -- Free conversation -- Virtues and accomplishments -- The poor old man -- My great work -- An ornament to the age.
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| Abstract
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Wren was a scientist and a founder of the Royal Society in addition to being one of Britain's most talented architects.
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| Subject
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Wren, Christopher,1632-1723.
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Wren, Christopher,1632-1723.
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| Subject
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Architects-- England, Biography.
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Architects.
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England.
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| Dewey Classification
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720/.92B
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| LC Classification
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NA997.W8T56 2001
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