print Flashcards
what is the traditional argument?
development of the European printing trade was a necessary precondition for protestant reformation
what is the flaw with the traditional argument that is proposed by John N. King?
the prots never monopolised something that Johannes Gutenberg introduced 64 years before Martin Luther tacked his 95 theses onto the door of the schlosskirk in Wittenberg
what were printed books a vehicle for?
they were both a vehicle for Thomas more’s attack on the translation of the bible into the vernacular and for William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament
what was the section of John Foxe’s first edition of the “Book of Martyrs” on printing called and what does it say?
“The Benefit and Invention of Printing” - divine providence assured the invention of printing and that the rapid propagation of vernacular New Testament and Martin Luther’s treatises allowed for the irreversible destabilising of the Pope and the Catholic Church
when was the first edition of the “Book of Martyrs” published
1563
what did Foxe believe printing was?
a tool for disseminating “doctrine and learning”
give an example of how print inspired the spread of protestantism
London lawyer, Simon Fish was inspired by the ‘light of gospel’ taking place in Germany with circulating at the time such as the New Testament and The Obedience of a Christian Man to compose A Suspicion of Beggars - where he condemns the Catholic Church shortening purgatory sentences for fees
what does the inclusion of tyndale’s works in prohibited book lists in proclamation after proclamation mean?
it attests to his uncontrollable influence
what happened to John Bainham?
he was imprisoned and tortured at the house of Thomas More in Chelsea for possession of the New Testament and The Obedience of a Christian Man
why was John Bainham burnt alive?
he proclaimed that he would testify his beliefs with the New Testament in his hand amidst the congregation at St Austen’s church - Foxe then publish Bainham’s story
what domino affect did Foxe’s publication of the struggles of Bianham cause?
Lawrence staple was questioned for encouraging an acquaintance to read the New Testament and for announcing his desire to join John Bainham in Heaven
what have all these publications given a legion of?
circumstantial detail - Actes and Monuments and the Whole Works of Tyndale, Frith and Barnes have an aura of historical accuracy
what did Tyndale, Foxe and Day do?
exert a profound influence upon the emergence of literate print in age where it coexisted with both oral tradition and manuscript circulation (have a little brush up on the conclusion as well)
