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Church Fonts by Dr Matthew Byrne (Paperback, 2020)

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ISBN-13: 9781784423919, 978-1784423919. For centuries, no infant in the parish was thought to be saved from damnation until christened and fonts, as the vessels for this crucial rite of passage, were a pre-eminent tool in the Church's fight against the Devil.

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The font is perhaps the most important part of any church. For centuries, no infant in the parish was thought to be saved from damnation until christened and fonts, as the vessels for this crucial rite of passage, were a pre-eminent tool in the Church's fight against the Devil. Standing within the public space of the church - as with pews, rood screens and chantry chapels - fonts would have been paid for by the parishioners, and so the richness of their decoration was determined by the funds available and the prevailing architectural fashions of the time. Some of the more extravagant have elaborate multi-tiered covers, raised for use via ropes or chains and pulleys. In this fascinating introduction, Matthew Byrne explores the history of fonts in churches all over the nation, highlighting some of the most notable examples and explaining their evolution across the centuries.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-139781784423919

eBay Product ID (ePID)24046613742

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Number of Pages64 Pages

Publication NameChurch Fonts

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

AuthorDr Matthew Byrne

SeriesShire Library

FormatPaperback

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Item Height210 mm

Item Weight148 g

Item Width149 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorDr Matthew Byrne

TopicReligious History, Christianity

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by pmautumn10_2
03 Jun, 2023
Understanding Fonts mader easy.
If you like to look around churches then you will not be able to miss the Fonts, most all churches have them. Its learning about the age of these Fonts, this book helps with that and very well too. Easy to read and understand with good clear photographs and information.. Highly recommended.
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