A magnificent faith : art and identity in Lutheran Germany / Bridget Heal.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191800993 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Art, Baroque -- Germany -- History | Christianity and art -- Lutheran Church -- History -- 17th century | Reformation and art -- Germany -- History -- 17th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198737575DDC classification: 709.4309032 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'A Magnificent Faith' explains how and why Lutheranism - a confession that derived its significance from the promulgation of God's Word - became a visually magnificent faith, a faith whose adherents sought to captivate Christians' hearts and minds through seeing as well as through hearing.Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'A Magnificent Faith' explains how and why Lutheranism - a confession that derived its significance from the promulgation of God's Word - became a visually magnificent faith, a faith whose adherents sought to captivate Christians' hearts and minds through seeing as well as through hearing.
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