TY - ECHAP A1 - Campbell, James W.P. TI - Building a Fortune - The Finances of the Stonemasons Working on the Rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral 1675-1720 T3 - Histoire des techniques DO - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08245-3.p.0387 SN - 978-2-406-08245-3 SP - 387 EP - 405 AB - A number of writers have postulated that the rebuilding of London after the great Fire saw the birth the modern building firm. This paper looks at the problems involved. It concentrates on a number of individuals for whom more information survives than any others: the stonemasons at St Paul’s Cathedral. It shows that, while most craftsmen were poorly paid, a few could get very rich indeed. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/07/09 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris LA - eng UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/l-histoire-de-la-construction-construction-history-tome-ii-releve-d-un-chantier-europeen-survey-of-a-european-building-site-building-a-fortune-en.html Y2 - 2024/07/17 ER -