CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.[Foundation and History to the Accession of Dean Colet (61-1505)]3
II.[From the Accession of Dean Colet to the Great Fire (1505-1666)]19
III.[Old St. Paul's. Exterior]36
[Interior]40
[Precincts]48
[Dimensions]54
IV.[From the Fire to the Completion of New St. Paul's (1666-1710)]55
V.[New St. Paul's. Exterior]77
[North and South Fronts]84
[East End]86
[West Front]86
[The Dome]89
[The Lantern]93
VI.[New St. Paul's. Interior]94
[The Nave]95
[The Main Arcade]97
[The Triforium Belt]98
[The Clerestory]98
[The Vaulting]98
[The Nave Aisles]100
[The West Chapels]100
[The Geometrical Staircase]102
[The Dome—The Arcading]103
[The Whispering Gallery]104
[The Drum]104
[The Cupola]106
[The Pulpit]107
[The Mosaics]107
[The Transepts]111
[The Choir—The Stalls]112
[The Organ]114
[The Reredos]115
[The Apse]116
[The Mosaics]116
[The Reredos Arch]120
[The Monuments]121
[The Crypt]132
[The Galleries and Library]136
VII.[Conclusion]138
[Appendix A. Bishops and Deans]143
[Appendix B. Comparative Size]147
[Dimensions]148

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE
[St. Paul's, from the South Side of the Thames]Frontispiece
[Arms of the See]Title
[South View of Old St. Paul's in 1658, after Hollar]2
[Monument of John of Gaunt]12
[The Shrine and Altar of St. Erkenwald]17
[Dean Colet, from Holland's "Heroologia"]20
[Tomb of Dean Colet, after Hollar]21
[Inigo Jones' Portico, after Hollar]29
[St. Paul's in Flames, after Hollar]33
[The Nave of Old St. Paul's, after Hollar]41
[The Choir of Old St. Paul's—looking East, after Hollar]43
[St. Paul's Cross, from an old picture of 1620]49
[The Chapter House and Cloister, after Hollar]51
[Plan of Old St. Paul's in 1666, from Dugdale]53
[Elevation and Section of Wren's rejected design, from his own drawings]57
[Sir Christopher Wren, after a portrait by Kneller]60
[Relative Position and Area of Old and New St. Paul's]64
[Model of Wren's First Design]66
[Interior of the Model, from a sketch by Rev. J.L. Petit]67
[The "Warrant Design," from Wren's drawing]69
[A Later Design, as reproduced in Dugdale's "St. Paul's"]71
[The West Front of St. Paul's Cathedral, from a photograph]76
[North-East View]85
[Section of the Dome]90
[The Lantern, from the Clock Tower]92
[The Choir and Nave, from the East End]96
[The Order of the Interior, drawn by Peter Cazalet]97
[The Geometrical Staircase]101
[Interior of the Dome, from an engraving by G. Coney]105
[The South Choir Aisle]110
[Bishop's Throne and Stalls on the South Side]111
[The Choir, Altar, and Reredos]117
[The Wellington Monument]123
[Nelson's Monument]128
[Monuments of Dr. Donne and Bishop Blomfield]131
[Nelson's Tomb]133
[Church of St. Faith in the Crypt]135
[The Library]136
[Plan of the Cathedral]At end