The Counter-Reformation, 1550-1600 / by B.J. Kidd
1933, First Edition. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Scattered minor foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.Previous owner's signature. Item #364548
Physical description: 270 pages; 22 cm. Contents:
The revival of religion in Italy and Spain, 1520-80 -- The Jesuits: to the death of their founder, 1556 -- The Roman Inquisition -- The Council of Trent, 1545-63 -- The Jesuits, 1556-72 -- The great powers and the Catholic Revival, c. 1572 -- The Netherlands and France, 1563-72 -- The forces behind the revival, 1572-98 -- The dissentions among the reformers: Protestant, Reformed and anti-Trinitarian -- The course of the reaction, 1572-98: in the Netherlands and France -- The course of the reaction, 1572-98: in the British Isles, in the Baltic Lands, and in Switzerland and Savoy -- Germany, 1555-1618. Subjects: Counter-Reformation.
Church history 16th century. History, Modern 16th century.
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