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Monasteries and Monastic Orders: 2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture

ISBN: 978-0-8416-0345-5
Rok wydania: 2008
Wydawnictwo: Ullmann
Oprawa: Twarda
Liczba stron: 431
Cena: 46.81999969482422 $

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MONASTERIES AND MONASTIC ORDERS
2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture
Product Description
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
Features:
* 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.
About the Author
Authors
Art historian Kristina Krüger is a specialist in the art and architecture of the Middle Ages. Her research and publications focusing in particular on the relationship between architecture and liturgy make her the ideal author for this book. Contributor Rainer Warland is a professor at the Institute for Christian Archaeology and Art History at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

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