HIS INVENTION SO FERTILE: A LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER WREN.
出版时间:
2002-05
ISBN:
9780712673648
定价:
251.70
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Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was the greatest architect Britain has ever known. But more than that - he was a founder of the Royal Society, he mapped the moon and the stars, investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. Adrian Tinniswood also shows us the man behind the legend - married and widowed twice - scrambling over building sites, going to the theatre and drinking in coffee-houses. And he shows clearly why Wren remains a cultural icon as both a creation and a creator of the world he lived in. Adrian Tinniswood was born in 1954. For many years he acted as consultant to the National Trust on educational matters. He has lectured extensively in Britain and America on English social and architectural history. (20020218)
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内容简介:
Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was the greatest architect Britain has ever known. But more than that - he was a founder of the Royal Society, he mapped the moon and the stars, investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. Adrian Tinniswood also shows us the man behind the legend - married and widowed twice - scrambling over building sites, going to the theatre and drinking in coffee-houses. And he shows clearly why Wren remains a cultural icon as both a creation and a creator of the world he lived in.
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作者简介:
Adrian Tinniswood was born in 1954. For many years he acted as consultant to the National Trust on educational matters. He has lectured extensively in Britain and America on English social and architectural history. (20020218)
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