| Calvinist churches in early modern Europe Contributor(s): Spicer, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719054877 ISBN-13: 9780719054877 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Calvinist Reformation and religious practice during the late 16th and 17th centuries greatly influenced architecture, appearance, and arrangement of places of worship. In some areas Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests, and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration. Here they provide a lens through which to examine the impact of the Reformation at a local level and the character of different religious settlements across Europe. Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands, and Scotland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Calvinist - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 246.958 |
| Series: Studies in Early Modern European History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.37" W x 9.33" (1.31 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Reformed - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For ordinary people, the impact of the Reformation would have centred around local parish churches, rather than the theological debates of the Reformers. Focusing on the Calvinists, this volume explores how the architecture, appearance and arrangement of places of worship were transformed by new theology and religious practice. Based on original research and site visits, this book charts the impact of the Reformed faith across Europe, concentrating in particular on France, the Netherlands and Scotland. While in some areas a Calvinist Reformation led to the adaptation of existing buildings, elsewhere it resulted in the construction of new places of worship to innovative new designs. Reformed places of worship also reflected local considerations, vested interests and civic aspirations, often employing the latest styles and forms of decoration, and here provide a lens through which to examine not only the impact of the Reformation at a local level but also the character of the different religious settlements across Europe during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |