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Klappentext This 1986 book is a comprehensive survey of Cistercian art and architecture in the British Isles. Zusammenfassung This 1986 book is a comprehensive survey of Cistercian art and architecture in the British Isles. The various contributions! all by leading specialists! cover the historical and literary background; the development of Cistercian architecture as well as wall paintings! stained glass! manuscript illuminations! liturgy and music. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; List of figures and maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction Christopher Norton and David Park; 2. St Bernard, the patrons and monastic planning Christopher Brooke; 3. The foundation of the British Cistercian houses Janet Burton; 4. The chronology and character of early Cistercian legislation on art and architecture Christopher Holdsworth; 5. The Cistercian attitude towards art: the literary evidence C. H. Talbot; 6. The earliest architecture of the Cistercians in England Richard Hasley; 7. The Cistercians as 'missionaries of Gothic' in Northern England Christopher Wilson; 8. The architecture of the Cistercian churches of Ireland, 1142-1272 Roger Stalley; 9. Cistercian architecture from Beaulieu to the Dissolution Nicola Coldstream; 10. The twelfth-century refectories at Rievaulx and Byland Abbeys Peter Fergusson; 11. Cistercian wall and panel painting David Park; 12. Cistercian window glass in England and Wales Richard Marks; 13. Early Cistercian tile pavements Christopher Norton; 14. Cistercian metalwork in England Jane Geddes; 15. Cistercian seals in England and Wales T. A. Heslop; 16. English Cistercian manuscripts of the twelfth century Anne Lawrence; 17. Liturgy and liturgical music: the limits of uniformity D. F. L. Chadd; 18. Table of Cistercian legislation on art and architecture Christopher Norton; 19. Tables of Cistercian affilliations Janet Burton and Roger Stalley; Bibliography; Index.
