English Abbeys and Priories
by
Glyn Coppack
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
075243022X
ISBN-13
9780752430225
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
NPI Media Group
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 2006
Print length
176 Pages
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At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and priories throughout England. The ruins of some destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries are seen as iconic medieval buildings. With over 100 illustrations, this study looks at the churches and the immediate monastic buildings, and the ancillary buildings.
At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and priories throughout England. The ruins of some of those that were destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries are today seen as iconic medieval buildings - such as Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, designated a World Heritage site, or Tintern Abbey on the river Wye, immortalised by Wordsworth. These monasteries - particularly those of the Benedictine and Cistercian orders - were not simply powerhouses of prayer, but major local landowners who improved agriculture, replanned villages and founded new towns. For this reason, Glyn Coppack's far-ranging study not only looks at the churches and the immediate monastic buildings, but at the full range of ancillary buildings.
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