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An exploration of the influence of Reformed theology on the spatial aesthetic of the French Huguenots, revealing its contribution to the classical revival.
The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Hélène Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall, Andrew Spicer, and others. Few, however, have investigated in depth the relationship between Reformed theology and architectural forms. In The Visual Theology of the Huguenots, Randal Carter Working explores the roots of Reformed aesthetics, set against the background of late medieval church architecture. Indicating how demonstrably important the work of Serlio is in the spreading of the ideas of Vitruvius, Working explains the influence of classical Roman building on French Reformed architecture. He follows this with an examination of five important Huguenot architects: Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau, Salomon de Brosse, and Jacques Perret. The distinct language of Huguenot architecture is revealed by his comparative analysis of three churches: St Pierre in Geneva, a medieval church overhauled by the Reformers; St Gervais-St Protais, a Parisian Catholic church whose façade was completed by the French Reformed architect Salomon de Brosse; and the temple at Charenton, a structure also designed and built by de Brosse. These three buildings demonstrate how the contribution of Huguenot architecture gave expression to Reformed theological ideas and helped bring about the renewal of classicism in France.
The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Hélène Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall, Andrew Spicer, and others. Few, however, have investigated in depth the relationship between Reformed theology and architectural forms. In The Visual Theology of the Huguenots, Randal Carter Working explores the roots of Reformed aesthetics, set against the background of late medieval church architecture. Indicating how demonstrably important the work of Serlio is in the spreading of the ideas of Vitruvius, Working explains the influence of classical Roman building on French Reformed architecture. He follows this with an examination of five important Huguenot architects: Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau, Salomon de Brosse, and Jacques Perret. The distinct language of Huguenot architecture is revealed by his comparative analysis of three churches: St Pierre in Geneva, a medieval church overhauled by the Reformers; St Gervais-St Protais, a Parisian Catholic church whose façade was completed by the French Reformed architect Salomon de Brosse; and the temple at Charenton, a structure also designed and built by de Brosse. These three buildings demonstrate how the contribution of Huguenot architecture gave expression to Reformed theological ideas and helped bring about the renewal of classicism in France.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 212
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
23 February 2017
Trim Size: 9.02 X 5.98 in
ISBN: 9780718894696
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, Christianity, Theology
Through a rich and nuanced exploration that focuses especially on Huguenot church architecture, Working insightfully points the way to a Reformed perspective that recognises the need to promote 'holiness through space.' A seminal work!
— Richard J. Mouw, President Emeritus, Professor of Faith and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary
This rich exploration of the link between architecture and worship, helpfully illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, sets the particular contribution of the Huguenots in the context of Western Christendom as a whole. Working's insight into theologically shaped spaces holds great potential for equipping God's people for the mission of the church, and is a timely word in a time where worship spaces are often shaped by the culture of performance and entertainment.
— James R. Edwards, Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology, Whitworth University
— Richard J. Mouw, President Emeritus, Professor of Faith and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary
This rich exploration of the link between architecture and worship, helpfully illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, sets the particular contribution of the Huguenots in the context of Western Christendom as a whole. Working's insight into theologically shaped spaces holds great potential for equipping God's people for the mission of the church, and is a timely word in a time where worship spaces are often shaped by the culture of performance and entertainment.
— James R. Edwards, Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology, Whitworth University
Chapter 1: Introduction
Conflicting Aesthetics
Meaning of Space
Some Formative Voices
Intentionality in Architectural Expression
PART ONE
Chapter 2: Iconology - Outline of a Working Methodology
Architecture as a Visual Medium
Word-oriented and Form-oriented Church Space
The Classic Sacramental Tradition: Origins of Spatial Arrangements in Catholic Churches
The Classic Evangelical Tradition
Developments in the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Other Contributors to the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Protestant Church Building in France and the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Chapter 3: A Catholic Conception of Space: The Visual World of the Middle Ages
A Catholic Way of Seeing
Processions and Relics in the Medieval City
The Catholic Use of Symbols
Memory Devices and Conceptual Space
Chapter 4: A Reformed Conception of Space: An Analysis of Spatial Sanctity in Swiss and French Reformed Churches
Calvin's Perspective
The Later Evolution of Calvin's Influence in France
The Communion as Sacred Space
Reformed Use of Space: Are Cemeteries Sacred?
How Did Reformed Christians Understand the Holy?
Huguenots and the Shaping of Worship Space
A Holy Place, Or a Holy People?
PART TWO
Chapter 5: Vitruvius, Serlio, and the Sixteenth-Century Architectural Treatise
Proliferation of the Architectural Treatise
Vitruvian Prototype for the Architectural Manual
Reviving Classical Antiquity
Serlio's Appropriation of Vitruvius
Chapter 6: Protestant Architects' Use of Vitruvian Ideas
Philibert de l'Orme
Bernard Palissy
Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau
Salomon De Brosse
Jacques Perret
Chapter 7: The Shaping of Reformed Worship Space
St. Pierre
The Church of St. Gervais-St. Protais, Paris (1620)
The Second Temple of Charenton (1623)
Chapter 8: A Distinctively Reformed Voice
Appendix: Architectural Manuscripts or Prints Published in France, Written in French or Translated Into French (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
Bibliography
Conflicting Aesthetics
Meaning of Space
Some Formative Voices
Intentionality in Architectural Expression
PART ONE
Chapter 2: Iconology - Outline of a Working Methodology
Architecture as a Visual Medium
Word-oriented and Form-oriented Church Space
The Classic Sacramental Tradition: Origins of Spatial Arrangements in Catholic Churches
The Classic Evangelical Tradition
Developments in the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Other Contributors to the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Protestant Church Building in France and the Classic Evangelical Tradition
Chapter 3: A Catholic Conception of Space: The Visual World of the Middle Ages
A Catholic Way of Seeing
Processions and Relics in the Medieval City
The Catholic Use of Symbols
Memory Devices and Conceptual Space
Chapter 4: A Reformed Conception of Space: An Analysis of Spatial Sanctity in Swiss and French Reformed Churches
Calvin's Perspective
The Later Evolution of Calvin's Influence in France
The Communion as Sacred Space
Reformed Use of Space: Are Cemeteries Sacred?
How Did Reformed Christians Understand the Holy?
Huguenots and the Shaping of Worship Space
A Holy Place, Or a Holy People?
PART TWO
Chapter 5: Vitruvius, Serlio, and the Sixteenth-Century Architectural Treatise
Proliferation of the Architectural Treatise
Vitruvian Prototype for the Architectural Manual
Reviving Classical Antiquity
Serlio's Appropriation of Vitruvius
Chapter 6: Protestant Architects' Use of Vitruvian Ideas
Philibert de l'Orme
Bernard Palissy
Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau
Salomon De Brosse
Jacques Perret
Chapter 7: The Shaping of Reformed Worship Space
St. Pierre
The Church of St. Gervais-St. Protais, Paris (1620)
The Second Temple of Charenton (1623)
Chapter 8: A Distinctively Reformed Voice
Appendix: Architectural Manuscripts or Prints Published in France, Written in French or Translated Into French (Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries)
Bibliography