Cistercian Monasteries

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Number of Pages: 360

Founded by Bernard of Clairvaux at Citeaux, the Cistercian order was dedicated to lives of purity and simplicity. Depicting the major monasteries of the Cistercian order throughout Europe, this work chronicles the order’s vicissitudes and examines how their architecture was a tangible manifestation of their theology.