Monasteries
Subtitle: a hundred jewels of European architecture
By: Marianne Bernhard
Publisher: I.P. Verlagsgesellschaft
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Munich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Monastic and religious life; Monasteries
Description: A hundred monasteries, some much visited, others hidden jewels, are presented here in words and pictures. In 271 illustrations an ideal comes to life -- one which has inspired Europe from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Groundplans and elevations give insights into the methods of construction, lively and informative illustrations of detail alternate with double-page general views.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Belgium; title: Germany; title: France; title: Greece; title: England; title: Italy; title: Luxembourg; title: Netherlands; title: Austria; title: Hungary; title: Poland; title: Portugal; title: Russia; title: Switzerland; title: Slovakia; title: Spain; title: Czech Republic; title: Ukraine; title: Glossary.