The Monastic Achievement

Plot

Monastic Origins -- Celtic Monasteries And Missions -- The Benedictines In England -- The Carolingian Reforms -- Cluny And The Great Reforms -- To The Limits Of Christendom -- Art For The New Age -- The Road To Compostela -- Cluny : The Consummation -- The Return To Simplicity -- The Severities Of St Bernard -- Cistercian Prosperity -- The Ideal Fades -- Monasteries For Men And Women -- Contemplation And Action -- The Hermits Of The Chartreuse -- The Warrior Monks -- The Teutonic Knights -- Grey Friars And Black Friars -- Monastic Art And Artists -- The Making Of Books -- Fashioned With Marvellous Subtlety. George Zarnecki. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 138-139) And Index.