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The Historical Growth of the English Parish Church

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By A. Hamilton Thompson
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This study traces the historical development of the English parish church from obscure early origins through medieval growth, emphasizing the roles of monastic foundations, foreign influences, and lay benefaction. It examines institutional changes such as appropriation to monasteries and the rise of chantry chapels, and explains how these altered church plans. Detailed chapters treat towers, porches, chancels, and related liturgical arrangements, while another surveys medieval furnishings and decoration, including mural painting, stained glass, screens, and fittings. The work closes by outlining changes to parish churches after religious reform and subsequent restoration efforts.

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Title: The Historical Growth of the English Parish Church

Author: A. Hamilton Thompson

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Language: English

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THE HISTORICAL GROWTH OF THE
ENGLISH PARISH CHURCH

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THE HISTORICAL
GROWTH OF THE
ENGLISH PARISH
CHURCH

BY

A. HAMILTON THOMPSON

M.A., F.S.A.

Cambridge:
at the University Press
1911

Cambridge:

PRINTED BY JOHN CLAY, M.A.
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS

With the exception of the coat of arms at
the foot, the design on the title page is a
reproduction of one used by the earliest known
Cambridge printer, John Siberch, 1521