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The Cloister Walk
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Mystical Hope: Trusting in the Mercy of God (Cloister Books)
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Cloister Cats
This little volume introduces readers to a collection of cats who've made their homes in England's ecclesiastical sites and communities—from ancient ruins, like Fountains Abbey and Tintern, to active religious communities, like Prinknash Abbey and Iona. With captivating color photographs, quirky accounts of the cats' lives in and around the grounds, buildings, and gardens, and a "Quick Guide" to all the sites, this is just the book for cat lovers and visitors to England. .
Price: $10.64
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The Age of the Cloister: The Story of Monastic Life in the Middle Ages
The birth and flowering of monastic life and its impact on seekers today This comprehensive study of medieval monasteries offers a fascinating history of everyday monastic life and the literature, society, economy and culture of the Middle Ages. Brooke's sweeping narrative offers a compelling look at monastic life for today's spiritual seekers and is well suited as a travel companion to many European destinations. This meticulously researched book offers: * everyday monastic life in exquisite detail, from the food served to the timing of prayers, to the interdependence between the monasteries and the local populace. *special attention to the 12th-century renaissance, a time of revitalizing ideas, when every village in Western Europe was within a day's pilgrimage of an abbey, monastery, or convent. * an exploration of the extraordinary movement of the human spirit at its peak, through its manuscripts, art, sculpture, and architecture. * the importance of the monastic world, its ideas and ideals, to the rise of Western civilization..
Price: $13.84
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The Family Cloister: Benedictine Wisdom for the Home
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The Cloisters: Medieval Art and Architecture (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
The Cloisters is the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, richly illustrated with more than 175 color pictures, offers a broad introduction to the remarkable history of The Cloisters as well as a lively and informative discussion of the treasures within. Assembled with Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements dating from the twelfth through the fifteenth century, The Cloisters is itself a New York City landmark, overlooking sweeping vistas of the Hudson River in Upper Manhattan. Long cherished as a world-class museum, it also contains beautiful gardens featuring plants, fruit trees, and useful herbs familiar from the collection’s medieval tapestries and other works of art. Among the masterworks of medieval religious and domestic life housed in The Cloisters are exceptional examples of carved ivory, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, silver- and goldsmiths’ work, and tapestries, including the famous Unicorn in Captivity.
Enriched by the latest scholarship from The Cloisters’ expert staff of curators, educators, and horticulturalists, this volume will stand as the definitive source on the collection for years to come.
Price: $17.49
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Ephrata Cloister: Pennsylvania Trail of History Guide
55 color photos 6 b/w photos 3 color maps 6 x 9 Describes the austere lifestyle and culture of the eighteenth-century religious community, led by Conrad Beissel, that lived, worked, and worshiped at the Ephrata Cloister. Includes a tour of the nine original Germanic buildings on the site. John Bradley is a historian and teacher, who has been involved with the Ephrata Cloister for most of his life. He currently serves on the board of the Ephrata Cloister Associates and is a volunteer tour guide at the site..
Price: $7.28
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A Walk Through the Cloisters: Revised Edition (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)
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