'We can stand back and marvel at the scope of the author's achievement … Now we discover what Dr Whiting has spent the past 12 years doing: acquiring an amazingly detailed knowledge of England's parish churches, and of how they changed between 1530 and 1640, so that he can read the story of the Reformation as it was inscribed in ... Read morethose churches' fabric … This is a book which will be enjoyed most as a box of treasures, a guide to the marvels still hidden away in England's parish churches … As a guide to what survives, to what was lost, and why, this book has no rival.' Alec Ryrie, The Tablet 'The modest title of this book conceals the fact that Robert Whiting has provided a cutting-edge contribution to the study of the English Reformation … Reflecting recent historical interest in material culture, the text adds an important dimension to the Reformation debate.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Robert Whiting's meticulous investigation of … changes [to the interiors of parish churches] offers both in-depth descriptions of … works of art, furniture, and other goods as well as analyses of the motivations that led parishioners to jettison once favored objects while they embraced new ones … a valuable guide to the material transformations of England's parish churches over many decades, with abundant details about artifacts themselves as well as the churchwardens, donors, artisans, and other people who effected or resisted these alterations.' Kathleen Kamerick, Journal of British Studies '… meticulously researched, packed with useful information, and beautifully illustrated.' The Times Literary Supplement '… a wonderful guidebook to the various and often unfamiliar aspects of the interior design and decor of English churches during the Reformation that will be of use to scholars and students alike.' Ronald H. Fritze, The Historian 'This book is meticulously researched and carries an excellent bibliography.' Journal of the Catholic Archives Society Show Less