2002, ISBN: 9780060199746

[PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], XVIII, 600 p. Hardcover with dust jacket. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, Vorderschnitt unregelmäßig, sonst gut u… Mehr…

[PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], XVIII, 600 p. Hardcover with dust jacket. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, Vorderschnitt unregelmäßig, sonst gut und ohne Anstreichungen / Dust jacket lightly faded at spine due to light, fore edge irregular, otherwise good and without markings. - Through the prism of the tumultuous life and brilliant intellect of Sir Christopher Wren, the multitalented architect of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, historian Lisa Jardine unfolds the vibrant, extraordinary emerging new world of late-seventeenth-century science and ideas. The man behind the bold, imposing beauty of Saint Paul’s was as remarkable as the monuments he has left us. Wren was a versatile genius who could have pursued a number of brilliant careers with equal virtuosity. A mathematical prodigy, an accomplished astronomer, a skillful anatomist, and a founder of the Royal Society, he eventually made a career in what he described disparagingly in later life as “Rubbish”—architecture, and the design and construction of public buildings. Wren was a major figure at a turning point in English history. He mapped moons and the trajectories of comets for kings; lived and worked under six monarchs; pursued astronomy and medicine during two civil wars; exercised his creativity through the English Commonwealth, the Great Fire, the Restoration. His royal employment out lasted abdication, Dutch invasion, and the eventual extinction of the Stuart dynasty. Beyond the public achievements, Jardine explores Wren’s personal motivations and passions. He was a sincere, intensely moral man with a remarkable capacity for friendship. His career was shaped by lasting associations forged during a turbulent boyhood and a lifelong loyalty to the memory of his father’s master and benefactor, the “martyred king,” Charles I. Everything Wren undertook, he envisaged on a grander scale—bigger, better, more enduring than anything that had gone before. / CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 Loyal Sons of Delinquent Fathers 2 Precocious Students at Invisible Colleges 3 Making the Most of One’s Talents 4 Preferred Routes to Success 5 Connected in Companies 6 Overlapping Interests 7 Standing the Test of Time 8 Ambitious to Leave Great Monuments NOTES ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMEN, DE, [SC: 5.00], gebraucht; sehr gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 1058g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, De internationale scheepvaart<

2002, ISBN: 0060199741

[EAN: 9780060199746], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], Jacket, XVIII, 600 p. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780060199746], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], Jacket, XVIII, 600 p. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, Vorderschnitt unregelmäßig, sonst gut und ohne Anstreichungen / Dust jacket lightly faded at spine due to light, fore edge irregular, otherwise good and without markings. - Through the prism of the tumultuous life and brilliant intellect of Sir Christopher Wren, the multitalented architect of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, historian Lisa Jardine unfolds the vibrant, extraordinary emerging new world of late-seventeenth-century science and ideas. The man behind the bold, imposing beauty of Saint Paul’s was as remarkable as the monuments he has left us. Wren was a versatile genius who could have pursued a number of brilliant careers with equal virtuosity. A mathematical prodigy, an accomplished astronomer, a skillful anatomist, and a founder of the Royal Society, he eventually made a career in what he described disparagingly in later life as "Rubbish"—architecture, and the design and construction of public buildings. Wren was a major figure at a turning point in English history. He mapped moons and the trajectories of comets for kings; lived and worked under six monarchs; pursued astronomy and medicine during two civil wars; exercised his creativity through the English Commonwealth, the Great Fire, the Restoration. His royal employment out lasted abdication, Dutch invasion, and the eventual extinction of the Stuart dynasty. Beyond the public achievements, Jardine explores Wren’s personal motivations and passions. He was a sincere, intensely moral man with a remarkable capacity for friendship. His career was shaped by lasting associations forged during a turbulent boyhood and a lifelong loyalty to the memory of his father’s master and benefactor, the "martyred king," Charles I. Everything Wren undertook, he envisaged on a grander scale—bigger, better, more enduring than anything that had gone before. / CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 Loyal Sons of Delinquent Fathers 2 Precocious Students at Invisible Colleges 3 Making the Most of One’s Talents 4 Preferred Routes to Success 5 Connected in Companies 6 Overlapping Interests 7 Standing the Test of Time 8 Ambitious to Leave Great Monuments NOTES ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX. ISBN 9780060199746 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1058, Books<

2002, ISBN: 0060199741

[EAN: 9780060199746], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 5.0], [PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], Jacket, XVIII, 600 p. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780060199746], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 5.0], [PU: New York: Harper Collins Publishers], Jacket, XVIII, 600 p. Schutzumschlag am Buchrücken lichtbedingt leicht ausgeblichen, Vorderschnitt unregelmäßig, sonst gut und ohne Anstreichungen / Dust jacket lightly faded at spine due to light, fore edge irregular, otherwise good and without markings. - Through the prism of the tumultuous life and brilliant intellect of Sir Christopher Wren, the multitalented architect of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London, historian Lisa Jardine unfolds the vibrant, extraordinary emerging new world of late-seventeenth-century science and ideas. The man behind the bold, imposing beauty of Saint Paul’s was as remarkable as the monuments he has left us. Wren was a versatile genius who could have pursued a number of brilliant careers with equal virtuosity. A mathematical prodigy, an accomplished astronomer, a skillful anatomist, and a founder of the Royal Society, he eventually made a career in what he described disparagingly in later life as "Rubbish"—architecture, and the design and construction of public buildings. Wren was a major figure at a turning point in English history. He mapped moons and the trajectories of comets for kings; lived and worked under six monarchs; pursued astronomy and medicine during two civil wars; exercised his creativity through the English Commonwealth, the Great Fire, the Restoration. His royal employment out lasted abdication, Dutch invasion, and the eventual extinction of the Stuart dynasty. Beyond the public achievements, Jardine explores Wren’s personal motivations and passions. He was a sincere, intensely moral man with a remarkable capacity for friendship. His career was shaped by lasting associations forged during a turbulent boyhood and a lifelong loyalty to the memory of his father’s master and benefactor, the "martyred king," Charles I. Everything Wren undertook, he envisaged on a grander scale—bigger, better, more enduring than anything that had gone before. / CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 Loyal Sons of Delinquent Fathers 2 Precocious Students at Invisible Colleges 3 Making the Most of One’s Talents 4 Preferred Routes to Success 5 Connected in Companies 6 Overlapping Interests 7 Standing the Test of Time 8 Ambitious to Leave Great Monuments NOTES ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX. ISBN 9780060199746 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1058, Books<

2003, ISBN: 9780060199746

NY: Knopf. VG in VG DJ. 1997. 1st ed. A superbly written account of a remarkable life divided between Europe and America by the famous artist, art director and . children's book autho… Mehr…

NY: Knopf. VG in VG DJ. 1997. 1st ed. A superbly written account of a remarkable life divided between Europe and America by the famous artist, art director and . children's book author Leo Lionni. Exiled from Fascist Italy Lionni became a powerful force in the world of graphics as the art director of Fortune magazine, then from affluent life in the commuter world of Connecticut to a return to Italy and the life of an artist. Finally the successful author and illustrator of children's books. Laid in 10/17/1999 obituary of Lionni from the NY Times listing his achievements as an introspective sensibility to children's literature through the metaphorical characters Frederick, Swimmy and little Bllue and Little Yellow. Also a newspaper clipping from 9/4/1997 by Elisabeth Bumiller "A Mind Full of Frogs, Mice and Snails Grows Riper". DJ price clipped. ., Knopf, 1997, 3, New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003. HEAVY. xviii, 600pp, 8pp of colour photos, b/w photos, plans, bibliography, index. Or boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. The author takes the reader 'deep into Wren's muti-faceted imagination and discovers the unique, exacting nature ofhis mind. Through the prism of Wren's intellect she unfolds the vibrant, extraordinary emerging new world of late-17th-century science and ideas'.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003, 3<