Roots of reform contextual interpretation of church fittings in Norfolk during the English Reformation / Jason Robert Ladick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ladick, Jason Robert, author.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology

Archaeopress Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reformation--England.

Reformation.

Church furniture.

History.

England.

Church furniture--England--Norfolk--History.

Bible--In art.

Bible.

Norfolk (England)--Religious life and customs.

Norfolk (England).

England--Norfolk.

Genre:

Art.

History.

Physical Description:

iv, 173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Archaeology, 2021.

Summary:

Roots of Reform' provides a thorough examination of the impact of the English Reformation through a detailed analysis of medieval and early modern church fittings surviving at parish churches located throughout the county of Norfolk in England. By utilizing an archaeological approach along with the written record, a deeper and more nuanced understanding of public worship reveals the theological imperatives of the reformers and conformers. This study compiled data from both rural and urban parish churches which provides a regional approach to engaging the issues of visuality, space and identity. Church fittings were selected based on their liturgical function and propensity to feature decorative iconography. This includes baptismal fonts, screens, wall paintings, and sculptures. Through an extensive analysis of church fittings, this research is the first to suggest that the Bible-centric component to Protestant theology provided the framework which contributed to the success of the Reformation. The religious identity of England was transformed as visual continuity enabled an entire generation to continue their religious experience in a traditional context despite the moderate alteration to liturgy and comprehensive transformation of doctrine. This criterion eased the transition, as liturgical continuity and selective iconoclasm forged a new physical religious environment that retained enough elements to satiate traditionalist. Furthermore, an assessment of post-Reformation innovations reveals the use of vernacular Biblical text as a preferred mode of decoration, with an increase in the use of secular heraldry and commemoration directly on church fittings.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. I Introduction

ch. II Methodology & Sources

Introduction

Research Question

Question 1 Iconoclasm

Question 2 Authority

Question 3 Identity

Question 4 Memory

Regional Approach

Choosing Areas

Sample parishes

Distribution

Case study criteria

Physical Dataset

Choosing furnishings

Considering survivals

Considering iconoclasm

Considering new furnishings

Limitations

Documentary Resources

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources

ch. III Literature & Historical Review

History

Popular Reformation

An Imposed Reformation

Pluralist Protestantism

Top Down & Middle Out

Stability Over Conformity

The Long Reformation

Sacrality

Death

Physical World

Material Fabric

Archaeology

Public Worship/lconoclasm

Private Devotion/Material Culture

Dissolution/Secular Power/Corporate Charities

Commemoration

Religious Reform - Tudors

Religious Reform - Stuarts

The English Parish Church

Layout and Space

Fittings

ch. IV Survivals

Baptismal Fonts

R-NW Sample

R-NE Sample

R-S Sample

U-N Sample

Screens

Paintings - Wall & Ceiling

Sculptures

Pulpits

Hidden Icons

Conclusion

ch. V Reformation: Iconoclasm

Edwardian Inventories

Parliamentary Visitation

ch. VI Reformation: Invention & Redefinition

Communion Rails

ch. VII Discussion

Iconoclasm

Selective Iconoclasm

Authority

Central Government

Ecclesiastical

Local

Identity

Religious

Regional

National

Memory

Generational and Liturgical

Reverential

ch. VIII Conclusion

In Closing

Future Research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781789697667

1789697662

OCLC:

1255865310

Publisher Number:

99988446661