CISTERCIAN ABBEYS: HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE.

In-4 (cm. 32), cartonato editoriale, titolo oro al dorso, sovracoperta, pp 400 con 585 illustrazioni a colori.From the front flap: Nine centuries ago, at a time when Benedictines from the Order of Cluny glorified God in splendid divine offices and magnificent churches an unknown monk called Roben de Molesme suggested that they revert to the strict rule of Benoit de Nurcie: in prayer, seclusion and a life of manual labor. The New Monastery in Citeaux thus became a model for a cohort of Cistercians.. In ottimo stato (nice copy)..