Synopses & Reviews
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While the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s resulted in the destruction of much of Englandand#8217;s built fabric, it was also a time in which many new initiatives emerged. In the following century, former monasteries were eventually adapted to a variety of uses: royal palaces and country houses, town halls and schools, almshouses and re-fashioned parish churches. In this beautiful and elegantly argued book, Maurice Howard reveals that changes of style in architecture emerged from the practical needs of construction and the self-image of major patrons in the revolutionary century between Reformation and Civil War.
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Review
and#8220;Thanks to Howardand#8217;s lucid and accessible prose and the bookand#8217;s lavish and delightful illustrations, the modern reader, whether scholarly or not, will be delighted. The old guard could well feel challenged.and#8221; - Robert Tittler,
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 68, No. 1
Synopsis
While the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s resulted in the destruction of much of England's built fabric, it was also a time in which many new initiatives emerged. In the following century, former monasteries were eventually adapted to a variety of uses: royal palaces and country houses, town halls and schools, almshouses and re-fashioned parish churches. In this beautiful and elegantly argued book, Maurice Howard reveals that changes of style in architecture emerged from the practical needs of construction and the self-image of major patrons in the revolutionary century between Reformation and Civil War.
About the Author
Maurice Howard is professor of art history at the University of Sussex.