Routledge Illustrated Religious Texts North Europe 1500-1800 - Routledge

This scholarly work explores how the Reformation transformed visual culture across Northern Europe rather than suppressing it, examining illustrated religious literature produced in both Catholic and Protestant communities between 1500 and 1800. The book investigates the crosscurrents of exchange in religious visual materials, tracing how these works moved within and beyond confessional and national borders. It incorporates recent historical insights into the material, sensual and emotional dimensions of illustrated texts, revealing how religious imagery shaped faith and community during this transformative period. Essential reading for historians, art scholars and those interested in how printing and illustration influenced religious life and cultural development across early modern Northern Europe.