Episcopal tombs in early modern England
The Reformation simultaneously transformed the identity and role of bishops in the Church of England, and the function of monuments to the dead. This article considers the extent to which tombs of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century bishops represented a set of episcopal ideals distinct from those co...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2004
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| In: |
The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2004, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 654-680 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Bishop
/ Tomb
/ History 1400-1700
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles |
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Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The Reformation simultaneously transformed the identity and role of bishops in the Church of England, and the function of monuments to the dead. This article considers the extent to which tombs of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century bishops represented a set of episcopal ideals distinct from those conveyed by the monuments of earlier bishops on the one hand and contemporary laity and clergy on the other. It argues that in death bishops were increasingly undifferentiated from other groups such as the gentry in the dress, posture, location and inscriptions of their monuments. As a result of the inherent tension between tradition and reform which surrounded both bishops and tombs, episcopal monuments were unsuccessful as a means of enhancing the status or preserving the memory and teachings of their subjects in the wake of the Reformation. |
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| Item Description: | Mit 1 Abbildung |
| ISSN: | 0022-0469 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046904001502 |