Cistercian Abbeys. History and Architecture
- 400 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
The nature of the Cistercian movement resulted in a uniform style of architecture across Europe, noted for its lack of decoration and poetic atmosphere. Cistercian Abbeys traces the chronological development of this movement and depicts its major monasteries in France, England, Ireland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain and Portugal. A typical Könemann massive in size, superb in illustration.