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The Reformation of the English Parish Church
Robert Whiting
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Description for The Reformation of the English Parish Church
Paperback. The first full-scale investigation of the dramatic material transformation of the English parish church during the English Reformation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 60 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
In the sixteenth century, the people of England witnessed the physical transformation of their most valued buildings: their parish churches. This is the first ever full-scale investigation of the dramatic changes experienced by the English parish church during the English Reformation. By drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, including court records, wills and church wardens' accounts, and by examining the material remains themselves - such as screens, fonts, paintings, monuments, windows and other artefacts - found in churches today, Robert Whiting reveals how, why and by whom these ancient buildings were transformed. He explores the reasons why Catholics revered ... Read more
In the sixteenth century, the people of England witnessed the physical transformation of their most valued buildings: their parish churches. This is the first ever full-scale investigation of the dramatic changes experienced by the English parish church during the English Reformation. By drawing on a wealth of documentary evidence, including court records, wills and church wardens' accounts, and by examining the material remains themselves - such as screens, fonts, paintings, monuments, windows and other artefacts - found in churches today, Robert Whiting reveals how, why and by whom these ancient buildings were transformed. He explores the reasons why Catholics revered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107460355
SKU
V9781107460355
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Ref
99-2
About Robert Whiting
Robert Whiting is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of York St John. His previous publications include The Blind Devotion of the People (1989) and Local Responses to the English Reformation (1998).
Reviews for The Reformation of the English Parish Church
'We can stand back and marvel at the scope of the author's achievement … Now we discover what Dr Whiting has spent the past 12 years doing: acquiring an amazingly detailed knowledge of England's parish churches, and of how they changed between 1530 and 1640, so that he can read the story of the Reformation as it was inscribed in ... Read more