Monasteries And Monastic Orders: 2000 Years of Christian Art and Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3848000636 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 920 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Disappointing Galactic Overlord Xenu This book has small pictures and very brief overviews of each monastery. It catalogs a large number of monasteries, but the quality detailing each one is noticeably lacking. Comparing this book with Bernhard Schutz's Great Monasteris of Europe, Schutz's is. "Fabulous Book, a real bargain!" according to george R. prochaska. If you enjoy archictecture, especially "story-book style architcture", you will love this book. Not only are the photos fabulous, but the book is arranged in a way that you gain a great deal of information on the history of the orders, the development of t. Brother Cadfael said Find Room for This on Your Shelf. This is a work, covering a period of two thousand years, that must have been a labour of love. It's absolutely packed with breath-taking photos of monasteries, cathedrals, basilicas and other religious structures. What a pleasure it was to discover photos
The 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.
From the Inside Flap Rolf Toman has worked as an independent art publisher for various international publishing houses for several decades. . He authored and edited many acclaimed publications on art history and spirituality
How did the monks, nuns and hermits live? What rules did they agree to obey? To what extent were they able to uphold those ideals in reality? What was the relationship between the monasteries and wordly authorities? And what was the source of the power that the religious orders were able to exercise in political affairs at various times? Are the remarkable cultural accomplishments of the cloisters simply the fruits of great self-discipline, or did they also result from a privileged way of life? Who were the men and women who entered monasteries? Knowledgeable responses to these and many other questions, in conjunction with the opulent illustrations, make this an impressive volume that is destined to become a standard on the subject.