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Monasteries and Monastic Orders: 2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture
by Rainer Warland
Binding: Hardcover, 431 pages
Publisher: Ullmann
Weight: 8.35 pound
Dimension: H: 1.9 x L: 14.2 x W: 10.4 inches
ISBN 10: 0841603456
ISBN 13: 9780841603455
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MONASTERIES AND MONASTIC ORDERS
2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture

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This ambitious work traces the history of monasticism from its origins in late antiquity through its apex in the High Middle Ages and into the present. The book explores various religious orders and what makes them unique, and includes short biographies of famous abbots, abbesses, and monastic scholars. It contains a rich combination of history, culture, art and religion that will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers

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* More than 700 gorgeous color illustrations bring the architecture, sculpture, and paintings to life.

* Color graphics, maps, and floor plans break down the overwhelming size of a monastery into something easy to handle.

* Special chapters devoted to everyday life in a cloister, medieval book illumination, monastic gardens, and more.

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