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Reformation

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Church history - 16th century

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Images from the collections

Images about Reformation

5 images from works
  • An abstinent gentleman is read to in the park by a boy. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A man standing in a law court vows to reform to temperance. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A drunkard stands before his poor family and swears by the Holy Bible. Wood-engraving by J. Johnston, c. 1864, after G. Cruikshank.
  • A reformed gentleman sits reading the "Teetotaler", surrounded by his wife, children and father. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.
  • A reformed and fashionable gentleman exits from the church with his beautiful bride. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

Works from the collections

52 works

    • Books

    The reformation of the dead : death and ritual in early modern Germany, 1450-1700 / Craig M. Koslofsky.

    Craig Koslofsky | Date: 1999
    • Books

    Strasbourg and the Reform : a study in the process of change / by Miriam Usher Chrisman.

    Miriam Usher Chrisman | Date: 1967
    • Books

    The medical history of the Reformers : Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox / by John Wilkinson.

    Wilkinson, John, 1918-2015 | Date: 2001
    • Books

    Medicine and the Reformation / edited by Ole Peter Grell and Andrew Cunningham.

    | Date: 1993
    • E-books
    • Online

    The pretended reformers: or, the history of the heresie of John Wickliffe, John Huss, and Jerom of Prague. Made English from the French original. To which is prefixed, an introductory preface, address'd to the Patrons of the (pretended) Episcopal Reform'd Churches. By Matthias Earbery, Presbyter of the Church of England

    Varillas, Monsieur (Antoine), 1624-1696. | Date: [1717]
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Related topics

History, 16th Century
Germany
Temperance
Alcoholism
Europe
16th-17th centuries
15th-16th centuries
Social Conditions

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