The Lives of the British Architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers

Table of contents

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• Title Page *
• Preface vii
• Contents ix
• List of Illustrations xi
• Chapter I - William of Wykeham and His Predecessors 1
• Chapter II - John Thorpe and Others 22
• Chapter III - Inigo Jones 53
• Chapter IV - John Webb, Hooke, and Jerman 93
• Chapter V - Sir Christopher Wren 114
• Chapter VI - Bell of Lynn; Talman; Pratt; Hawksmoor; Vanbrugh 159
• Chapter VII - Archer; James of Greenwich; Campbell; Burlington; Pembroke; Kent 197
• Chapter VIII - Batty Langley, Gibbs, Wood of Bath, Etc. 231
• Chapter IX - John Vardy 264
• Chapter X - Sir Robert Taylor and Others 286
• List of Some of The Authorities Consulted 325
• Index 325