Main entry:

Lehmberg, Stanford E.

Title & Author:

Cathedrals under siege : cathedrals in English society, 1600-1700 / Stanford E. Lehmberg.

Publication:

University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1996.

Description:

xxx, 270 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The early seventeenth century : "One peevish difference or another" -- 2. The civil War and interregnum : "Rattling down proud Beckets glassy bones" -- 3. The restoration of cathedrals : "The happy return of the Church" -- 4. The Dean and chapter : an open élite -- 5. Writings of the cathedral clergy : "Every bookseller's stall groans" -- 6. Cathedral finance : "Under the burden of much want" -- 7. Cathedral music and musicians : "The unutterable ravishing soul's delight" -- 8. Cathedrals in seventeenth-century society (1) : "The greatnesse and state of that Church" -- 9. Cathedrals in seventeenth-century society (2) :"The indevotion and sloth of the age."

Summary:

The problems faced by cathedrals in seventeenth-century English society were, if anything, greater than those encountered as a result of the Reformation a hundred years earlier. Almost all English cathedrals suffered substantial damage as a result of the Civil War. Anglican worship was suspended, cathedral ministers and musicians dismissed, and cathedral endowments confiscated between 1645 and 1660. Great efforts were required to restore the cathedrals following the return of the monarchy and established church in 1660. In Cathedrals Under Siege, Stanford E. Lehmberg brings together political, social, intellectual, and artistic history into a comprehensive, rounded account of an important institution in English history. In the same vein as Lehmberg's highly praised The Reformation of Cathedrals: Cathedrals in English Society, 1485-1603, this volume approaches English cathedrals as organic institutions with changing functions within their communities. Lehmberg includes a narrative history of the cathedrals, a collective biographical analysis of the cathedral clergy and their numerous writings, and a discussion of cathedral music and finance. The book is amply illustrated with photographs and engravings, including many of tombs and monuments. Lehmberg's account is also important for today's visitors to England's cathedrals because it describes a crucial period when the cathedrals took on the appearances and functions that have persisted until the present day.

ISBN:

0271014946 (acid-free paper)
9780271014944 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Church of England History 17th century.
Church of England Histoire 17e siècle.
Church of England
Cathedrals England History 17th century.
Anglican Communion England History 17th century.
Cathédrales Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle.
Communion anglicane Angleterre Histoire 17e siècle.
Anglican Communion
Cathedrals
Dom.
Geschichte 1600-1700.
England Church history 17th century.
Angleterre Histoire religieuse 17e siècle.
England
England Bürgerkrieg.

Form/genre:

Church history
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 120480
Call No.: ID BX5173.L4; ID:96-B481
Status: Available