Table of Contents

Introduction
The Four Monastic Orders
Becoming a Monk
The Architecture of Monasteries
Managing a Monastery
Daily Life I: Prayer, Study, Work
Daily Life II: Personal Life
Daily Life III: Domestic
Beyond the Cloister
Nunneries
The Other Orders
Dissolution
Further Reading and Websites
Places to Visit
Index

Promotional Information

An illustrated look at life in abbeys and priories, and within the monastic orders, in the middle ages.

About the Author

Roger Rosewell is a former journalist, and News and Features Editor of Vidimus, the free online magazine about stained glass. He has studied medieval ecclesiastical art in detail and is the author of 'Medieval Wall Paintings (Boydell).