Main entry:

Rodrigues, Jorge.

Title & Author:

The Monastery of Alcobaça / Jorge Rodrigues.

Publication:

London : Scala, 2007.

Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 128).
The foundation of the monastery -- Cistercian monasteries in Portugal -- The monastery of Alcobaca -- The church -- The cloister of silence -- The chapter house -- The parlour -- The monks' hall -- The kitchen -- The refectory -- The monks' dormitory -- The pantheon -- The hall of the kings -- The new wings -- The seventeenth-century additions -- The woodcutting cloister -- The library -- The obelisk garden -- The myrtle garden and chapel of exile

Summary:

"When, in the middle of the twelfth century, the Cistercian Order was grained a vast area of land extending to the limits of what was then Portuguese territory, the White Monks set about building a monastery. According to Cistercian rule, it was modelled on the order's French mother-house. It marked the introduction to Portugal of the Gothic architecture that was soon to spread across the country."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9781857593105 (paperback)
1857593103 (paperback)

Subject:

Alcobaça (Monastery)
Cistercian architecture Portugal Alcobaça (Leiria)
Architecture cistercienne Portugal Alcobaça (Leiria)
Buildings
Cistercian architecture
Alcobaça (Leiria, Portugal) Buildings, structures, etc.
Portugal Alcobaça (Leiria)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 277564
Call No.: BIB 212419
Status: Available