| Home of the Monk: An Account of English Monastic Life and Buildings in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Cranage, D. H. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 076617302X ISBN-13: 9780766173026 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: The object of this little book is to attract the ordinary reader to the subject of English monastic buildings. The author, therefore, has begun with the cloister as the center of daily life, and has put off till towards the end a general sketch of monastic history and an account of the various Orders. The regular canons as well as the monks are included. The life and buildings of the two bodies have so many points in common that it is impossible to treat them separately. Contents: the cloister; eastern, southern, western claustral buildings; abbot's house; infirmary; outbuildings; the church; the orders; dissolution. Handsomely illustrated. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Monasticism - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.36" W x 11.04" (0.90 lbs) 172 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |