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English Church Furniture, Ornaments And Decorations, At The Period Of The Reformation: As Exhibited In A List Of The Goods Destroyed In Certain Lincol

by Edward Peacock
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789354213533
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Alpha Edition
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Edition
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  • Pages: 290
  • Original Price: USD 26.79
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 427 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Europe / Great Britain / General

A ledger of loss: parish treasures named, then gone. A vanished past is visible. Edward Peacock's English Church Furniture, Ornaments and Decorations at the Period of the Reformation records, with antiquarian precision, the goods destroyed in certain Lincolnshire churches in A.D. 1566 - a contemporary register that frames the material consequences of the 16th century reformation. Presented as a meticulous catalogue rather than a polemic, Peacock's work is both an ecclesiastical furnishings guide and a primary document for english church history. The entries map patterns of church ornamentation reformation-era policy and show the scale of religious artifacts destroyed or removed from parish life; taken together they function as core lincolnshire church records and indispensable historical church inventories. The plain register yields subtle narrative: recurring items, local variations and the language of valuation reveal how communities experienced doctrinal change. For students of church architecture study, for conservators and as a church restoration resource, the lists supply practical clues - measurements, terms, provenance - that modern research often lacks. Because the entries are unembroidered lists rather than later interpretation, they are especially useful to conservation scientists and curators seeking provenance, and to local historians piecing together community ritual. The slender format belies the breadth of information it holds. As a piece of antiquarian scholarship its historical importance is plain: it preserves documentary detail vital to understanding Tudor England churches and the wider sweep of english religious heritage. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Accessible to casual readers yet indispensable as a reference for historians and a church restoration resource, Peacock's compilation rewards both armchair antiquaries and classic-literature collectors with a rare, tangible link to a pivotal moment in British ecclesiastical life. Collectors and restorers will find it a compact companion to parish registers, while curious readers can read it as an unvarnished chronicle of loss and continuity.

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