Cloister, abbot & precinct in medieval monasteries / Michael Thompson
2001, 1st edition. Stroud : Tempus. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #425095
ISBN: 0752419366
Physical description; 160 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index. Contents; 1. Before the cloister -- 2. The origin and development of the cloister -- 3. The abbot in the monastery -- 4. The abbot outside the monastery -- 5. Protection of the precinct -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Situation of the abbot -- Appendix 2. Rural houses -- Appendix 3. Abbot Walter's household -- Appendix 4. Abbots' and priors' houses in London -- Appendix 5. Medieval monastic licences to crenellate. Subjects; To 1500. Monasticism and religious orders Europe History Middle Ages, 600-1500. Monasteries Europe History To 1500. Monasteries. Monasticism and religious orders Middle Ages.
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