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Christopher Wren 1674 - Source Material

Plan - Wren Section

Sir Christopher Wren's section 'play house'. Wren, C. (1674) Play House All Souls College, Oxford.

Image - Ariadne frontispiece

Frontispiece to the Newcombe edition of Ariadne, 1674.

Image - Adam ceiling design

Adam, R. (1775) Design for The Ceiling of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Sir John Soane's Museum, London.

Image - Adam rejected designs

Adam, R. (1775) Design for The Ceiling of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Sir John Soane's Museum, London.

Image - Adam studio engraving

Adam, R. (1775) Interior of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Sir John Soane's Museum, London.

Map - Survey of London 1720

Reproduced in Sheppard, F. H. W. (ed), (1970) Survey of London, v.35. : The Theatre Royal Drury Lane and The Royal Opera House Covent Garden. London: The Athlone Press.

Map - William Lybourne 1686

Reproduced in Sheppard, F. H. W. (ed), (1970) Survey of London, v.35. : The Theatre Royal Drury Lane and The Royal Opera House Covent Garden. London: The Athlone Press.

Text - Colley Cibber

From Cibber, C. (1889) An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber. Opens in new window.

Text - Henri Misson

Letter from Henri Misson. Reproduced in Thomas, D. & Hare, A. (1989) Restoration and Georgian England 1660-1788. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.