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A fresh look at the Eastern origins of Christopher Wrenâ¿s architecture In this revelatory study of one of the great architects in British history, Vaughan Hart considers Christopher Wrenâ¿s (1632â¿1723) interest in Eastern antiquity and Ottoman architecture, an interest that would animate much of his theory and practice. As the early modern understanding of antiquity broadened to include new discoveries at Palmyra and Persepolis, Wren disputed common assumptions about the European origins of Classical and Gothic architecture, tracing these building traditions not to the Greeks or Germans but to the stonemasons of the biblical East. In a deft analysis, Hart contextualizes Wrenâ¿s use of classical elementsâ¿columns, domes, and cross plansâ¿within his enthusiasm for the East and the broader Anglican interest in the Eastern church. A careful study of diary records reappraises Wrenâ¿s working relationship with Robert Hooke (1635â¿1703), who shared in many of Wrenâ¿s theoretical commitments. The result is a new, deepened understanding of Wrenâ¿s work. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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