Protestant Church Architecture of the 16th–18th Centuries in Europe (4 volume set)

• The first comprehensive study of Protestant church architecture across Early Modern Europe (16th–18th centuries). • Monumental four-volume set documenting 1,176 churches in 41 European countries. • Exceptionally broad geographical coverage, from Iceland and Scandinavia to Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. • Features over 3,000 colour photographs and drawings, plus 766 detailed floor plans. • Provides a unique comparative perspective on regional architectural styles, materials, and worship spaces. • An indispensable resource for scholars, libraries, museums, and anyone studying architecture, art history, religion, or Early Modern Europe. • Edited by internationally respected art historian Jan Harasimowicz and created through decades of international research collaboration.

These four volumes on Protestant Church architecture in Europe (16th–18th centuries) present the first systematic and concise analysis of Protestant places of worship throughout Europe. Starting with an introduction by the editor Jan Harasimowicz, the four volumes feature entries on 1244 churches in 41 European countries.

A comprehensive overview of Protestant church architecture of the 16th to 18th centuries in Europe. The four volumes feature entries on 1176 churches in 25 nation-states and 41 historical countries. The churches described include more than 100 in the UK, 387 in Germany, 57 in the Baltic countries, 59 in the Netherlands, 42 in France, 130 in Poland, 36 in Hungary, over 150 in Scandinavia and 47 in the Czech Republic. The work takes into account all the faiths that emerged after the Reformation and all the countries where it left lasting traces: from Iceland, Norway, England and Scotland in the North to Romania, Slovenia and Serbia in the South East.

These four volumes, with over 3,000 colour photographs and drawings, 766 floor plans, and an extensive index of names and places, contain the first complete study of Protestant church building in Early Modern Europe (16th–18th centuries). The variety of building materials and the abundance of spatial solutions show the great innovative and entrepreneurial potential that was released with the spread and stabilization of the Reformation. It broke with the autocracy of the Southern and Western countries, which imposed their cultural patterns on the rest of Europe. The Northern and Eastern Central European countries have since been equally involved in creating new values. Their architectural heritage, still too little known, occupies a worthy place here.

Countries featured include:

Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine