Life in the medieval cloister
By: Julie Kerr
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781847251619
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: The precinct, the people, the daily regime; title: The severity of monastic life (1) : diet, sleep, clothing, and bathing; title: The severity of monastic life (2) : family ties, health, and sickness; title: The sound of silence (1) : the silence of the cloister; title: The sound of silence (2) : the silence of the night; title: A life of obedience; title: Crimes and misdemeanours; title: The work of God (1) : the communal life; title: The work of God (2) : the monk alone.