jul 10, 1586 - Artistic Religion

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While this dynasty allowed for more forms of art to become a reality, it was still very restrictive. Most of the books were in English yes. However, the bible and catholic liturgy was still in Latin. Which few people understood. Which led to a translation of these literary works. With bbc.com stating “Humanist admiration of classical authors and increasing national pride in the expressive power of vernacular English led to many English translations of classical texts during this period. In the early sixteenth century, England's single official religion was Catholicism, and the head of the Church was the pope in Rome. Catholic liturgy and the Bible were in Latin, which few lay people understood. Poetry continued to circulate in manuscript, copied by professional scribes or by readers into personal anthologies (commonplace books). Works of history and religious treatises were particularly subject to censorship, due to their political implications. Devotional works were among the most marketable and popular books.” Yes, art was on the rise, but first religion.

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