The Great Fire of London: An Illustrated History of the Great Fire of 1666

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The Great Fire of London is a hauntingly beautiful visual re-telling of one of the most well-known disasters in the city's history. It is the first study of the material culture of the fire and its impact on the crafts and trades of the City and is drawn from primary sources, much of it published for the first time. Sun: 10am-6pm Mon: closedTue: 10am-6pmWed: 10am-6pmThu: 10am-9pmFri: 10am-9pmSat: 10am-6pm Lewis's drawings take readers on a journey, from the single smouldering coal that falls out of the baker's oven to the swirling clouds of ash that engulf the city and then in to the very heart of the fire itself.

• ISBN: 978-1784537487
• Paperback: 248 pages | 155 colour illustrations
• Dimensions: 27.
• 6 cm
• Language: English
• Date published: September 2016
• 4 x 21.
• Author: Hazel Forsyth, Senior Curator of the Medieval and Post-Medieval Collections, The Museum of London