On a grander scale. The outstanding career of Sir Christopehr Wre

Backcover:The man behind St Paul´s cathedral was as remarcable as the monuments he left to us. Lisa Jardine takeus deep into Wren´s multi-faceted imagination and discovers the unique, exacting nature of his mind. Though the prism of Wren´s intellect she unfolds the vibrant, extraordinary emerging new world of kate seventeenth-century science and ideas.
Loyal sons of deliquent fathers; Precocious students at invisible colleges; Making the most of one´s talents; Preferred routes to success; Connected in companies; Overlapping interests; Standing the test of time; Ambitious to leave great monuments.