Great Monasteries Of Europe

Author : Anon
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0789208296
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Monasteries of Europe written by Anon and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Europe's Monastery and Convent Guesthouses written by Kevin J. Wright and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Wolfgang Braunfels
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500272015
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monasteries of Western Europe written by Wolfgang Braunfels and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1993 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tudor Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258974152
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World's Apart written by Tudor Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.

Author : Derek Edward Dawson Beales
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521590907
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prosperity and Plunder written by Derek Edward Dawson Beales and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-24 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Wolfgang Braunfels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780691003139
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monasteries of Western Europe written by Wolfgang Braunfels and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Description for this book, Monasteries of Western Europe: The Architecture of the Orders, will be forthcoming.

Author : Stephen Tobin
Publisher : Overlook Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cistercians written by Stephen Tobin and published by Overlook Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : Edel Bhreathnach
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9782503569796
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monastic Europe written by Edel Bhreathnach and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Roger Rosewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747812888
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Monastery written by Roger Rosewell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Wolfgang Braunfels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monasteries of Western Europe written by Wolfgang Braunfels and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: