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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Terryl N Kinder |
| ISBN: | 0802838871 9780802838872 0879073918 9780879073916 |
| OCLC Number: | 46383821 |
| Notes: | Previously published in French with title: L'Europe cistercienne. |
| Description: | 407 p. : ill., maps ; 31 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / by Michael Downey -- Introduction -- I. Historical Overview -- Monasticism in the East -- Western Monasticism and Saint Benedict -- Molesme and the Foundation of Citeaux -- Cistercian Women -- Expansion and Reform -- After the Revolution -- 2. The Organization of Life in a Cistercian Abbey -- The General Chapter -- The Opus Dei and the Cistercian Day -- Sign Language -- Clothing -- Monastic Personnel -- 3. Living in a Vale of Tears -- The Siting of Cistercian Monasteries -- Water Management -- Inhabiting the Site -- 4. The Cloister -- The East Gallery -- The Collation Gallery -- The Refectory Gallery -- The West Gallery -- 5. The Church -- Message -- Sources of Cistercian Church Desig -- Siting -- Plan and Function -- Elevation, Structure, and Space -- Decoration and Meaning -- Technology and Change -- 6. The East Range -- The Sacristy -- The Chapter Room -- Further along the East Range -- The Dormitory and Latrines. 7. The Refectory Range -- The Warming Room -- The Kitchen -- The Refectory -- 8. The West Range and the Lay Brothers -- 9. Beyond the Cloister -- The Novitiate -- The Scriptorium and Manuscript Illumination -- The Library -- The Abbot's Lodging -- The Prison -- The Infirmary -- The Cemetery -- Guests, Gatehouse, and the Precinct Wall -- Other Structures -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Indexes -- Index of Cistercian Abbeys -- General Index -- Acknowledgments and Photo Credits. |
| Series Title: | Cistercian studies series, no. 191. |
| Responsibility: | Terryl N. Kinder. |
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