Memoirs of the Life and Works of Sir Christopher Wren With a Brief View of the Progress of Architecture in England, from the Beginning of the Reign of Charles the First to the End of the Seventeenth Century
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ERRATA
- ADDENDA
- PART I
- PART II THE LIFE OF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
- APPENDIX
- No. 1 Dedications of his newly invented Astronomical Instrument and Treatise, to his Father.
- No. 2 Letter to Prince Charles Elector Palatine.
- No. 3 Letter from Thomas Aylesbury†
- No. 4 Letter to his Father concerning Dr. Scarborough, Mr. Oughtred, &c
- No. 5 Epistle to the Rev. Mr. Oughtred
- No. 6 On the Reformation of the Zodiac
- No. 7 Letter written to his Father in the year 1649, and the 17th of his Age†
- No. 8 Oratio inauguralis, habita Londini, in collegio Greshamensi, per Christophorum Wren, A. M. astronomiæ professorem electum, Ann. 1657, cetatis suœ 25
- No. 9 First Sketch, in English, of the Inaugural Oration, delivered at Gresham College
- No. 10 Preamble of a Charter to incorporate the Royal Society (from a first essay, and rough draught, by MR. CHRISTOPHER WREN)
- No. 11 List of the first Members of the Royal Society, taken from Dr. Sprat's History
- No. 12
- No. 13
- No. 14
- No. 15
- No. 16 King Charles the Second's Commission for rebuilding the cathedral church of St. Paul, London.–Dated November 12, 1673
- No. 17 Representation of the Commissioners for rebuilding St. Paul's to the Duke of Shrewsbury
- No. 18
- No. 19 Report to the Bishop of Rochester on the State of Westminster Abbey. From Parentalia
- TRACT I
- TRACT II
- CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX
- INDEX
- DIRECTIONS FOR THE BINDER TO PLACE THE PLATES
No. 9 - First Sketch, in English, of the Inaugural Oration, delivered at Gresham College
from APPENDIX
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- ERRATA
- ADDENDA
- PART I
- PART II THE LIFE OF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
- APPENDIX
- No. 1 Dedications of his newly invented Astronomical Instrument and Treatise, to his Father.
- No. 2 Letter to Prince Charles Elector Palatine.
- No. 3 Letter from Thomas Aylesbury†
- No. 4 Letter to his Father concerning Dr. Scarborough, Mr. Oughtred, &c
- No. 5 Epistle to the Rev. Mr. Oughtred
- No. 6 On the Reformation of the Zodiac
- No. 7 Letter written to his Father in the year 1649, and the 17th of his Age†
- No. 8 Oratio inauguralis, habita Londini, in collegio Greshamensi, per Christophorum Wren, A. M. astronomiæ professorem electum, Ann. 1657, cetatis suœ 25
- No. 9 First Sketch, in English, of the Inaugural Oration, delivered at Gresham College
- No. 10 Preamble of a Charter to incorporate the Royal Society (from a first essay, and rough draught, by MR. CHRISTOPHER WREN)
- No. 11 List of the first Members of the Royal Society, taken from Dr. Sprat's History
- No. 12
- No. 13
- No. 14
- No. 15
- No. 16 King Charles the Second's Commission for rebuilding the cathedral church of St. Paul, London.–Dated November 12, 1673
- No. 17 Representation of the Commissioners for rebuilding St. Paul's to the Duke of Shrewsbury
- No. 18
- No. 19 Report to the Bishop of Rochester on the State of Westminster Abbey. From Parentalia
- TRACT I
- TRACT II
- CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX
- INDEX
- DIRECTIONS FOR THE BINDER TO PLACE THE PLATES
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- Memoirs of the Life and Works of Sir Christopher WrenWith a Brief View of the Progress of Architecture in England, from the Beginning of the Reign of Charles the First to the End of the Seventeenth Century, pp. 572 - 585Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015First published in: 1823