Great Monasteries Of Europe

Author : Anon,Bernhard Schutz
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-10-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780789208293

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Great Monasteries of Europe by Anon,Bernhard Schutz Pdf

This remarkable book is a comprehensive examination of the art and architecture of European monasteries, from early Carolingian examples in the eighth century to a modern structure by Le Corbusier in 1960, featuring an authoritative text and more than five hundred stunning, full-color photographs. This unsurpassed survey offers a fresh chronicle of a largely overlooked subject and hundreds of marvelous images, many of them newly photographed, of more than 150 of the most interesting and best preserved monasteries in Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Italy—all of which are accessible to visitors. Here are unique views of the art and architecture of such treasured places as Mont St. Michel, a wondrous Benedictine sanctuary off the coast of Brittany, and the fabled pilgrimage site in Assisi founded by St. Francis. In an insightful text the author describes the cultural heritage of each of the monasteries portrayed and provides an introduction to monasticism and to the various orders dating from the early Christian era to the present. In addition, the volume offers plans of the sites, a glossary, and a bibliography. Historians and collectors of great books of art history will be intrigued by this unsurpassed collection of photographs and fascinating account of the artistic glory of European monasteries.

Author : Kevin J. Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Convents
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133187224

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Europe's Monastery and Convent Guesthouses by Kevin J. Wright Pdf

This guidebook features more than 450 places of spiritual retreat in 20 countries, and includes brief descriptions of each holy place, contact information, a listing of Websites, and more.

Author : Derek Beales,Derek Edward Dawson Beales
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521590906

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Prosperity and Plunder by Derek Beales,Derek Edward Dawson Beales Pdf

In the Catholic countries of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Europe, communities of monks and nuns were growing in number and wealth. By 1750 there were at least 25,000 communities containing at least 350,000 inmates. They constructed vast buildings, dominated education, and played a large part in the practice and patronage of learning, music, and the arts. They also fulfilled an amazing variety of political, economic and social roles, notably in providing career opportunities for women. Yet many accounts of the period ignore them altogether. Prosperity and Plunder recovers this forgotten dimension of European history, assesses the importance of monasteries across Catholic Europe, and compares their position in different countries. It goes on to explain the almost complete destruction of the monasteries between 1750 and 1815 through reforming rulers, 'Enlightenment', and the French Revolution, and asks how much society gained and lost in the process.

Author : Edel Bhreathnach,Małgorzata Krasnodębska-D'Aughton,Keith Smith
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Convents
ISBN : 250356979X

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Monastic Europe by Edel Bhreathnach,Małgorzata Krasnodębska-D'Aughton,Keith Smith Pdf

Monasticism became part of Europe from the early period of Christianity on the continent and developed into a powerful institution that had an effect on the greater church, on wider society, and on the landscape. Monastic communities were as diverse as the societies in which they lived, following a variety of rules, building monasteries influenced by common ideals and yet diverse in their regionalism, and contributing to the economic and spiritual well-being inside and outside their precincts. This interdisciplinary volume presents the diversity of medieval European monasticism with a particular emphasis on its impact on its immediate environs. Geographically it covers from the far west in Ireland, Scotland and Wales through Scandinavia, south to the Iberian Peninsula, and onto the continent to the east in Romania. Drawing on archaeological, art and architectural, textual and topographical evidence, the contributors explore how monastic communities were formed, how they created a landscape of monasticism, how they wove their identities with those around them, and how they interacted with all levels of society to leave a lasting imprint on European towns and rural landscapes.

Author : Wolfgang Braunfels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:802842013

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Monasteries of Western Europe by Wolfgang Braunfels Pdf

Author : Tudor Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258974150

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World's Apart by Tudor Edwards Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.

Author : Roger Rosewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780747812883

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The Medieval Monastery by Roger Rosewell Pdf

An illustrated look at life in abbeys and priories, and within the monastic orders, in the middle ages. Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring symbols of Britain's medieval heritage. Simultaneously places of prayer and spirituality, power and charity, learning and invention, they survive today as haunting ruins, great houses and as some of our most important cathedrals and churches. This book examines the growth of monasticism and the different orders of monks; the architecture and administration of monasteries; the daily life of monks and nuns; the art of monasteries and their libraries; their role in caring for the poor and sick; their power and wealth; their decline and suppression; and their ruin and rescue. With beautiful photographs, it illustrates some of Britain's finest surviving monastic buildings such as the cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral and the awe-inspiring ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire.

Author : C.H. Lawrence
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317504672

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Medieval Monasticism by C.H. Lawrence Pdf

Medieval Monasticism traces the Western Monastic tradition from its fourth century origins in the deserts of Egypt and Syria, through the many and varied forms of religious life it assumed during the Middle Ages. Hugh Lawrence explores the many sided relationship between monasteries and the secular world around them. For a thousand years, the great monastic houses and religious orders were a prominent feature of the social landscape of the West, and their leaders figured as much in the political as on the spiritual map of the medieval world. In this book many of them, together with their supporters and critics, are presented to us and speak their minds to us. We are shown, for instance, the controversy between the Benedictines and the reformed monasticism of the twelfth century and the problems that confronted women in religious life. A detailed glossary offers readers a helpful vocabulary of the subject. This book is essential reading for both students and scholars of the medieval world.

Author : P. J. A. N. Rietbergen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780415172301

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Europe by P. J. A. N. Rietbergen Pdf

This major contribution to the idea of Europe sweeps the continent from its Celtic and German origins through the influence of the Greeks and Romans to the fruitful--and sometimes bloody--contacts with other cultures. Peter Rietbergen portrays Europe's history as a series of four grand phases of continuity and change set in the context of political, social and economic developments. These phases are new forms of: surviving; believing; looking at man and the world; and consumption and communication. Rietbergen's descriptions are supported by a selection of illuminating excerpts such as: Chaucer's description of London in 1378; Michelangelo on Italian art; and popular music lyrics of Iron Maiden and Sting.

Author : Stephen Tobin
Publisher : Overlook Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture, Cistercian
ISBN : UCSD:31822021256516

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The Cistercians by Stephen Tobin Pdf

"Throughout Europe, some of the most arresting sites are Cistercian monasteries, where even the most jaded travelers are bewitched by their breathtaking beauty and simplicity. This stunningly photographed architectural study is the most complete visual record available. The feeling of serenity this architecture evokes pervades every cloister, refectory and chapter house with an almost magical sense of harmony." "Stephen Tobin gives a detailed and insightful account of the founding and development of the Cistercian Order, which swept across Europe in the twelfth century. His discussion of architectural practice and the precepts of design behind these enduring monasteries is invaluable; maps covering all of Europe, instructive tables and over too magnificent photographs detail all the male abbeys founded during the Middle Ages, highlighting their style and accessibility. An appendix provides useful information on those converted into hotels, guest houses or restaurants."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Hugh Willmott
Publisher : Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800501633

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales by Hugh Willmott Pdf

A timely and original overview of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and its longer term effects on the social and physical landscape of England and Wales during the decades that followed.

Author : Wolfgang Braunfels
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Church architecture
ISBN : 0691003130

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Monasteries of Western Europe by Wolfgang Braunfels Pdf

The Description for this book, Monasteries of Western Europe: The Architecture of the Orders, will be forthcoming.

Author : Tudor Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Monasteries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041309902

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Worlds Apart by Tudor Edwards Pdf

A British traveller in France, Italy, Spain and England describes the art, architecture and way of life.

Author : William Chester Jordan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400822133

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The Great Famine by William Chester Jordan Pdf

The horrors of the Great Famine (1315-1322), one of the severest catastrophes ever to strike northern Europe, lived on for centuries in the minds of Europeans who recalled tales of widespread hunger, class warfare, epidemic disease, frighteningly high mortality, and unspeakable crimes. Until now, no one has offered a perspective of what daily life was actually like throughout the entire region devastated by this crisis, nor has anyone probed far into its causes. Here, the distinguished historian William Jordan provides the first comprehensive inquiry into the Famine from Ireland to western Poland, from Scandinavia to central France and western Germany. He produces a rich cultural history of medieval community life, drawing his evidence from such sources as meteorological and agricultural records, accounts kept by monasteries providing for the needy, and documentation of military campaigns. Whereas there has been a tendency to describe the food shortages as a result of simply bad weather or else poor economic planning, Jordan sets the stage so that we see the complex interplay of social and environmental factors that caused this particular disaster and allowed it to continue for so long. Jordan begins with a description of medieval northern Europe at its demographic peak around 1300, by which time the region had achieved a sophisticated level of economic integration. He then looks at problems that, when combined with years of inundating rains and brutal winters, gnawed away at economic stability. From animal diseases and harvest failures to volatile prices, class antagonism, and distribution breakdowns brought on by constant war, northern Europeans felt helplessly besieged by acts of an angry God--although a cessation of war and a more equitable distribution of resources might have lessened the severity of the food shortages. Throughout Jordan interweaves vivid historical detail with a sharp analysis of why certain responses to the famine failed. He ultimately shows that while the northern European economy did recover quickly, the Great Famine ushered in a period of social instability that had serious repercussions for generations to come.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786569400

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Phoenix: the Posthumous Papers of D. H. Lawrence by D. H. Lawrence - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by D. H. Lawrence Pdf

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Phoenix: the Posthumous Papers of D. H. Lawrence’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of D. H. Lawrence’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Lawrence includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Phoenix: the Posthumous Papers of D. H. Lawrence’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Lawrence’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles