Cistercian Europe : architecture of contemplation /

Cistercian Europe : architecture of contemplation /

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Author / Creator:Kinder, Terryl N. (Terryl Nancy), 1946-
Edition:English ed.
Imprint:Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. ; Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publicatons, 2002.
Description:407 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Cistercian architecture -- Europe.
Cistercian monasteries -- Europe.
Cistercian architecture.
Cistercian monasteries.
Europe.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4680029
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ISBN:0802838871 (cloth : alk. paper)
0879073918 (Cistercian)
Notes:Previously published in French with title: L'Europe cistercienne.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-393) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1.. 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 Design
  • 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

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