London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London

Hollis, Leo

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Editorial: Walker & Company, New York, 2008

0802716326 / 9780802716323

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x, 390 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. *** "Like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666, London was reborn to become the greatest metropolis of the age. London Rising tells the story of five extraordinary men and the city they transformed. By the middle of the seventeenth century, London was on the verge of collapse. Its ancient infrastructure could no longer support its explosive growth; the English Civil War had torn society apart; and in 1665 the capital was struck by a plague that claimed 100,000 lives. And then, the following year, the Great Fire destroyed huge swaths of the city. As Leo Hollis recounts in his stirring history of the period, modern London was born out of this crucible. Among the catalysts for this rebirth were five extraordinary men, each deeply influenced by the Civil War, whose intersecting lives form the heart of London Rising: famed philosopher John Locke, whose ideas about the individual would outline a new theory of civil society based on natural rights; diarist John Evelyn, who insightfully chronicled the tumult and transformation before him; the polymathic scientist and architect Robert Hooke; developer Nicholas Barbon, who rebuilt much of the city after the fire; and Christoper Wren, astronomer, geometer, and the greatest English architect of his time, whose reconstruction of St. Paul's Cathedral was the essential symbol of Londons rebirth. The city today is in great part the result of the myriad advances in literature, planning, science, and social issues forged by these five. Hollis paints a vibrant portrait of one of the worlds greatest cities, and of a generation of men whose impact on London is unmatched. / Leo Hollis is a writer and editor. This is his first book. He was born in London and continues to make it his home." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: The greatest hazard that ever the youth of England saw; A quiet revolution; Restoration and renewal; The two cities; London was, but is no more; Measuring the city; The surveyor-general; The city of speculation; Ancient and modern; Raised in extremes; Looks like a revolution; Melting it down and making it anew; The London revolution; The phoenix risen; Endings. Size: 8vo.…

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Título
London Rising: The Men Who Made Modern London
Autor
Hollis, Leo
Editorial
Walker & Company, New York
Año de publicación
2008
Estado
Fine
Sobrecubierta
Fine
Tipo de libro
Collectible
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0802716326
ISBN 13
9780802716323
Edición
1st.
Catálogos de vendedores
Architecture::Architects, Architecture::Urbanism, Cities & City Planning, European::5. Baroque & Rococo, European::British & Irish, XL: Extra Large, XXX::COLLECTIBLES

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