Glorious temples or Babylonic whores : the culture of church building in Stuart England through the lens of consecration sermons / by Anne-Françoise Morel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morel, Anne-Françoise, author.

Series:

Brill's Studies in Intellectual History v. 300.

Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; v. 39.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; VOLUME 300

Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; VOLUME 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church architecture--England--Sermons--History and criticism.

Church architecture.

Anglican church buildings--England--Sermons--History and criticism.

Anglican church buildings.

Church dedication sermons.

Architecture and society--England--History--16th century.

Architecture and society.

Architecture and society--England--History--17th century.

Church of England--History.

Church of England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.

Summary:

In Glorious Temples or Babylonic Whores , Anne-Françoise Morel offers an account of the intellectual and cultural history of places of worship in Stuart England. Official documents issued by the Church of England rarely addressed issues regarding the status, function, use, and design of churches; but consecration sermons turn time and again to the conditions and qualities befitting a place of worship in Post-Reformation England. Placing the church building directly in the midst of the heated discussions on the polity and ceremonies of the Church of England, this book recovers a vital lost area of architectural discourse. It demonstrates that the religious principles of church building were enhanced by, and contributed to, scientific developments in fields outside the realm of religion, such as epistemology, the theory of sense perception, aesthetics, rhetoric, antiquarianism, and architecture.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Illustrations

The Glorious Jerusalem and the Harlot Babylon

What? How? Why?: Church Consecration in England 1549–1715, an Unestablished Ceremony

Preaching in and on ‘the Temple’: Types and Models for Church Building

The Spirit of Holiness

Sense Perception and the Performativity of Architecture

The Culture of Church Building at the Crossroads of History, Theology, and Architecture

Conclusion

Gazetteer

List of Case Studies

Case Studies

Chapel of the Free School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Saint John the Baptist, Epping, Essex

Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, London

Chapel of William Cecil at St John Clerkenwell, London

Saint James Chapel, Exeter College, University of Oxford

Saint Andrew, Flixton, Suffolk

Private Chapel, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent

Chute Lodge Chapel, Chute Forest, Wiltshire

Saint Peter Cornhill, London

Temple Church, Inner Temple Lane, London

Chapel of Longleat House, Wiltshire

Trinity College Chapel, University of Oxford

Saint Helen Bishopsgate, Great St Helen’s, London

Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London

Saint Thomas Chapel, Kingly Street, London

Saint Catharine’s College Chapel, University of Cambridge

All Hallows by the Tower (also known as All Hallows Barking), Byward Street, London

All Saints, Church Street, Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow

Saint George the Martyr’s Chapel, Queen Square, London

Saint Mary, Southampton

Saint Thomas Chapel, Stockton-upon-Tees, County Durham

Saint Catherine, Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex

Saint Anne, Kew Green, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Saint Mary Magdalene, Castleton, Sherborne, Dorset

Saint George, King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Hart Hall Chapel, Hertford College, University of Oxford

Saint Mary at Hill, Lovat Lane, London

Queen’s College Chapel, University of Oxford

Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Saint John the Evangelist, Bedford Row, London

Saint Andrew, Penrith, Cumbria

Saint Giles, Shipbourne, Kent

Saint George, Hanover Square, London

Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London

Saint Botolph Bishopsgate, London

Saint George, Tiverton, Devon

Saint John the Evangelist Horsleydown, Bermondsey, London

Saint Swithun, Worcester

Back Matter

Bibliography

General Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-39897-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004398979 DOI