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Book Review
Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. By Julian Flannery
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 166
Article
Sir Christopher Wren’s failed project for a crossing tower and spire at Westminster Abbey, 1713–25
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 44-57
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Higgott, Gordon (Higgott, Gordon)
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1. Model of the crossing with Wren’s project for a tower and spire, from the north west, by Elizabeth Gregory (as head carpenter). 1714–16. Oak and pearwood, 240 by 116 by 85.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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10. The south-west crossing pier of Westminster Abbey, from the south-east gallery. (Photograph Lisa Stein).
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11. The easternmost bay on the north side of the nave, showing distortion of the crossing pier at the level of the aisle vaults. (Photograph the author).
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12. Plan of the tower of the model at four levels, with Wren’s proposal for strengthening the crossing piers at bottom left, by William Dickinson. c.1714. Pen and brown ink over graphite with grey wash on paper, 33.9 by 39 cm. (The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Gough Maps 23, fol.46(b)).
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13. Detail of a survey plan of a crossing pier, by William Dickinson. 1713. Pen and brown ink over graphite with black wash on paper, 20.1 by 31.7 cm. (The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Gough Maps 23, fol.24v; photograph the author).
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14. Copy of a diagram by Wren of an aisle and crossing pier, by ‘Mr Gayfere’. c.1715–c.1735. Pen and brown ink on paper, 15.2 by 9 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM 66895*).
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15. Detail of Westminster Abbey from St James’s Park, by William Lodge, printed by Pierce Tempest. 1680s. Etching, 13 by 25.5 cm. (The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Gough Maps 23, fol.46v.(d); photograph the author).
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16. Detail of a copy of Wren’s Figure II in his Tract II (1710–30), showing a pier and a half-arch, with their centres of gravity, in Christopher Wren Jr’s manuscript for Parentalia. 1741. Pen and brown ink on paper, 32.7 by 18.6 cm. (© The Royal Society, London; MS 249, fol.483).
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18. Elevation of the proposed tower and spire over a section through the crossing, by William Dickinson. Late 1722 or 1723. With notes and sketched additions by Nicholas Hawksmoor, c.1723. Grey wash over graphite, with grey and brown ink on paper, 72.8 by 21.6 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM (P) 913).
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19. Long section through the Abbey showing proposals for an octagonal dome over the crossing (with alternatives in a half-plan, top left), and the west towers, by Nicholas Hawksmoor. May 1724. Pen and brown ink with grey wash over graphite on paper, 52.2 by 107.5 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM (P) 910).
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2. The north prospect of Westminster Abbey, by Wenceslaus Hollar. 1654. Etching, 21.7 by 32.8 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Langley Coll I, i (1)).
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20. Detail of a plan of the crossing, choir and sanctuary (with north at the bottom), showing Hawksmoor’s proposal for enlarging the crossing piers, by William Dickinson. June 1724. Pen and brown ink over graphite, with brown, grey and yellow-ochre wash on paper, 49.5 by 54.6 cm. (The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Gough Maps 23, fol.24).
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21. The Abbey from the north, showing the first of three alternatives for the lantern and cupola, and a proposal for the west towers, by Nicholas Hawksmoor and Thomas Hinton. 1725–26. Pen and brown ink over grey wash and graphite on paper, 51 by 70.1 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM, Hawksmoor 4A).
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22. The west front of Westminster Abbey, showing the towers built to Hawksmoor’s design, 1735–45. (Photograph the author).
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3. Survey plan of Westminster Abbey (with north at the bottom), by James Broughton. c.1697–c.1705. Pen and brown ink shaded in black and grey wash over graphite on paper, 53.5 by 74.8 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM (P) 915).
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4. Sectional model of one bay of the choir and cloister, by Elizabeth Gregory (as head carpenter), 1710. Oak and pearwood, 72.9 by 83.7 by 16.2 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. Elevation (with alternatives) of the proposed tower and spire, with the gable of the north transept front, and attached plan, by William Dickinson. September and December 1722. Pen and brown ink over graphite, with grey and brown wash on paper, 104 by 38.2 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WAM (P) 907, 907A).
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6. Detail of the model in Fig.1, showing the vault over the crossing. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. The quire of Westminster Abbey from the west. c.1700. Canvas, 153 by 129 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster; WA 1775).
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8. Plan of the vault for the crossing lantern, by Nicholas Hawksmoor. 1726–27. Pen and brown ink, with yellow ochre and grey wash over graphite on paper, 47.5 by 35 cm. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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9. The north transept front and the crossing lantern of Westminster Abbey. (Photograph the author).
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17. The north-east prospect of Beverley Minster, published by H. Overton and J. Hoole (London) and G. Feraby (Hull). c.1717. Engraving, 48.5 by 56.7 cm. (The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford, Gough Maps 35, fol.2).
Book Review
Tatlin’s Tower. Monument to Revolution
04/2010 | 1285 | 152
Pages: 256-257
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Hammer, Martin (Hammer, Martin)
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Tatlin’s Tower. Monument to Revolution | author: Lynton, Norbert
Article
The Bacini of S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
04/1918 | 181 | 32
Pages: 128-131+134-135
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Ballardini, Gaetano (Ballardini, Gaetano)
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Plate I. Masonry of the Campanile with the Bacino and Scodella Embedded in It. The Bacini of S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
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Plate II. (C) Hispano-Moresque Bacini (Kunstgewerbe Museum, Berlin). The Bacini of S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
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Plate II. (D) Front View of the Bacino (1) And Scodella (2) Of the Campanile (R. Museo Nazionale, Ravenna). The Bacini of S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna
Short Notice
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
08/1910 | 89 | 17
Pages: 303
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Wiel, Alethea (Wiel, Alethea)
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Short Notice
The Campanile of St. Mark's
02/1910 | 83 | 16
Pages: 282
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Wiel, Alethea (Wiel, Alethea)
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The Campanili of S. Peter's, Rome
09/1909 | 78 | 15
Pages: 358-361
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Perry, John Tavenor (Perry, John Tavenor; Perry, John Tavenor)
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South-East Campanile of St. Peter's. Built by Bernini. Destroyed 1646.
Article
Florence and Her Builders
04/1908 | 61 | 13
Pages: 18-22
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Brown, Gerald Baldwin (Brown, Gerald Baldwin; Baldwin Brown, Gerard)
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Fig. 1 Ideal Florentine Tower-group previous to 1250
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Fig. 2. Advocates' Close, Edinburgh. Now Demolished
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Fig. 3. Traces of Timber Projection on Face of Old Edinburgh Stone House
Article
The Spires of Rome
09/1907 | 54 | 11
Pages: 350-354
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Author:
Perry, John Tavenor (Perry, John Tavenor; Perry, John Tavenor)
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II. S. Maria del Popolo
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I. S. Lorenzo in Panis Perna
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III. S. Maria dell' Anima
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IV. S. Benedetto in Piscinula
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V. S. Crisogono in Trastevere
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VI. S. Giovanni in Laterano
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VII. S. Maria Maggiore
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VIII. S. Catarina de' Funari
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The Marble and Ceramic Decorations of the Roman Campanili
07/1907 | 52 | 11
Pages: 209-212
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Perry, John Tavenor (Perry, John Tavenor; Perry, John Tavenor)
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Fig. 1. SS. Giovanni E Paolo, Rome
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Fig. 10. Cross from S. Francesca Romana Rome
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Fig. 11. S. Pudenziana, Rome
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Fig. 2. S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome
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Fig. 3. S. Maria in Trastevere, Rome
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Fig. 4. S. Francesca Romana, Rome
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Fig. 9. Roundel from S. Maria Maggiore, Rome
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Figs. 5 and 6. Bacini from Ss. Giovanni E Paolo, Rome
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Figs. 7 and 8. Bacini from S. Francesca Romana, Rome
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