"This volume covers a period from the late fifteenth century to the seventeenth century and, in some cases, even later. This so-called 'Reformation' was definitively a transition period in the Baltic Sea region."--Page [17].
Our historical understanding of the Reformation in northern Europe has tended to privilege the idea of disruption and innovation over continuity--yet even the most powerful reformation movements drew on and exchanged ideas with earlier cultural and religious practices. This volu…
CD contains examples of Gregorian, Roman, and Frankish chant.
"This book demonstrates the presence in these very ancient Eastern Churches of religious images of all kinds (icons, paintings, illuminations), including the respresentation of Christ, together with the veneration (not the adoration) of icons/images. Presented here are not only …
