With a new foreword and bibliography by Jaroslav Pelikan Bainton presents the many strands that made up the Reformation in a single, brilliantly coherent account. He discusses the background for Luther's irreparable breach with the Church and its ramifications for 16th Century Europe, giving thorough accounts of the Diet of Worms, the institution of the Holy Commonwealth of Geneva, Henry VIII's break with Rome, and William the Silent's struggle for Dutch independence. "Would that we had more history like this, so well ...
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With a new foreword and bibliography by Jaroslav Pelikan Bainton presents the many strands that made up the Reformation in a single, brilliantly coherent account. He discusses the background for Luther's irreparable breach with the Church and its ramifications for 16th Century Europe, giving thorough accounts of the Diet of Worms, the institution of the Holy Commonwealth of Geneva, Henry VIII's break with Rome, and William the Silent's struggle for Dutch independence. "Would that we had more history like this, so well-proportioned in its emphasis, and so pertinent to the understanding of history now in the making." --The Annals of the American Academy
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Good. Light storage scuffs to covers. Creasing along spine. Previous owner name inside front cover. Tannig, foxing and light marks along textblock edge. 276 p. 26ill.
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Very Good. Very good+ hardback despite signature on front endpaper and some twenty pages with pencilled underlinings. The unclipped dj is nearly good, with significant paper loss to back cover and wear and tear to edges.
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Good. Highlighting/underlining. wear to corners, edges and spine, ends of text block faded, pages faded, underlinings. xi, 276 p. illus. 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Bibliography: p. 262-268.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0340016493.