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... dome . For the greatest pleasure , study the woodcarving and the ironwork . The closing years of the seventeenth century were a great age for craftsmanship , and not only St Paul's but all Wren's major buildings , as he would have been ...
... dome . For the greatest pleasure , study the woodcarving and the ironwork . The closing years of the seventeenth century were a great age for craftsmanship , and not only St Paul's but all Wren's major buildings , as he would have been ...
Page 242
Alec Clifton-Taylor. 184 LONDON . ST PAUL'S : Interior of dome 185 LONDON . ST PAUL'S : Exterior of dome iron gates and screens , characterized as usual by a boldly architec- tural framework and by an abundance of small embossed pieces ...
Alec Clifton-Taylor. 184 LONDON . ST PAUL'S : Interior of dome 185 LONDON . ST PAUL'S : Exterior of dome iron gates and screens , characterized as usual by a boldly architec- tural framework and by an abundance of small embossed pieces ...
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... Dome 241 , 242–244 ; 184 , 185 ; internal saucer domes 238 Flying buttresses 238 Ironwork 241 , 242 ; 182 Lantern 243-244 Nave 238 , 241 ; 180 Old St Paul's 17 , 21 , 68 , 174 , 196 , 235 , 237 Plan 238 , 252 , 270 Stone 244 ...
... Dome 241 , 242–244 ; 184 , 185 ; internal saucer domes 238 Flying buttresses 238 Ironwork 241 , 242 ; 182 Lantern 243-244 Nave 238 , 241 ; 180 Old St Paul's 17 , 21 , 68 , 174 , 196 , 235 , 237 Plan 238 , 252 , 270 Stone 244 ...
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