Building St Paul's
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- Author(s) Campbell, James W P
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2007
- Pages 176pp; illus
- Publisher Thames & Hudson
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the construction of St Paul's Cathedral to its completion in 1708. Considers the role of Wren along with the contribution of 'ordinary craftsmen, the contractors and overseers, the quarrymen on the Isle of Portland, the humble stonemasons and carpenters who shaped the materials'. Chapters include: 'Financing the works'; 'The wealth of masons'; 'Carpenters and scaffolding'; 'Sourcing the materials'