Protestant Church Architecture of the 16th-18th Centuries in Europe

edited by Jan Harasimowicz

Book cover: Protestant Church Architecture of the 16th-18th Centuries in Europe

Extent: 2596 pages

Number of parts: 4

Publisher: Schnell & Steiner

Subjects: Architecture, Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(October 2025)

ISBN: 9783795434090

8.25 x 11 inches

Price: $250.00

In stock

Harasimowicz’s four volumes on Protestant Church architecture in Europe (16th-18th centuries) present the first systematic and concise analysis of Protestant places of worship throughout Europe. Starting with an introduction by the editor Jan Harasimowicz, the four volumes feature entries on 1176 churches in 25 countries.


Harasimowicz’s four volumes on Protestant Church architecture in Europe (16th–18th centuries) present the first systematic and concise analysis of Protestant places of worship throughout Europe. Starting with an introduction by the editor Jan Harasimowicz, the four volumes feature entries on 1,178 churches in 41 countries. The book takes into account all the confessions that emerged after the Reformation and all the countries where it left lasting traces: from Iceland, Norway and Scotland to Romania, Slovenia and Serbia.

The four volumes, with numerous color photographs and drawings, contain the first complete study of Protestant church building in Early Modern Europe (16th-18th centuries). The variety of building materials and the abundance of spatial solutions show how great the innovative and entrepreneurial potential was that was released with the spread and stabilization of the Reformation. It broke with the autocracy of the southern and western countries, which imposed their cultural patterns on the rest of Europe. The Northern and Eastern Central European countries have since been equally involved in creating new values. Their architectural heritage, still too little known, occupies a worthy place here.

Important reference work for anyone interested in early modern churches

The first complete study of Protestant church architecture from the 16th to 18th century, which includes:

  • 1,178 objects
  • 3,158 illustrations
  • 766 floor plans
  • Extensive index of places and persons
  • Edited by Jan Harasimowicz