Quakers and their Meeting Houses

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book provides a fascinating account of the architecture and historical development of the Quaker meeting house from the foundation of the movement to the twenty-first century. The Quaker meeting house is a distinctive building type used as a place of worship by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Starting with buildings of the late-seventeenth century, the book maps how the changing beliefs and practices of Quakers over the last 350 years have affected the architecture of the meeting house. The buildings considered are illustrated, predominantly in colour, and are from England, Scotland and Wales, with some consideration of colonial American examples. The book commences with an introduction which provides an accessible account of the early history of Quakerism and it concludes with a consideration of whether there is a Quaker architectural style and of what it might consist.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-01
Mått:163 x 239 x 20 mm
Vikt:676 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Liverpool University Press
ISBN:9781800857209

Utforska kategorier

Arkitektur inom Kultur
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Chris Skidmore is a retired university lecturer who has been a member of the Religious Society of Friends for more than thirty years. His interest in Nonconformist architecture and history has grown over that time: he has been for the last 13 years the Hon. Editor of The Chapels Society. Despite long experience as an editor and publisher, this is his first book as an author.

Recensioner i media

'Generously illustrated, well produced and written in an accessible style, the book is a pleasure to read.' Marion Barter, Context

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: BUILDINGS OF UTMOST SIMPLICITY Early meeting houses to 1715: Part 1 Chapter 2: THE VAIN FASHIONS OF THIS WORLD Early meeting houses to 1715: Part 2 Chapter 3: A SUBDUED BUT NOT SILENT COMMUNITY Quaker buildings 1715-1815 Chapter 4: A TURBULENT CENTURY Quaker buildings 1815-1915 Chapter 5: INTO THE MODERN AGE AND BEYOND Quaker buildings 1915-2020 Chapter 6: QUAKER ARCHITECTURE Bibliography Glossary of architectural terms Glossary of Quaker terms Gazeteer of listed Meeting Houses Index