Medieval Art
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Cluny Part II
The decline of Cluny, once the most powerful abbey in Christianity, ultimately lead to the loss of one of the greatest architectural achievements of the Middle Ages - the great church of Cluny III.
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St. Benedict of Nursia
A little information about Benedict of Nursia who, while personally living a humble and obscure life, wrote a Rule which had profound impact on the life and culture of Europe.
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Essen und Trinken . . .
And now for something completely different . . . Some inquiries about Medieval food have inspired me to take a different turn this month.
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Cluny: Millennial Monasticism
Cluny was one of the most important and dynamic forces influencing art and architecture at the turn of the Millennium. This is the first of several articles commemorating the 1090th anniversary of the foundation of Cluny.
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Medieval Art History: A Brief Time line.
While I am working on a longer article on Abbot Suger of St. Denis, I will offer the following brief (and sketchy) Time line of the more significant Medieval artworks and architectural achievements. For a more complete online reference with dates and historical information, I recommend the Ecole Library.
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Medieval Phoenix
World War I, World War II, cathedrals, medieval, destruction, reconstruction, modernism, post modernism, Catholic, art, architecture, stained glass, George R. Hoelzeman
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Carolingian Monastic Reform and the Plan of St. Gall, Part III: Some Comparisons
Altars, liturgy, Catholic, Medieval, churches, European, Middle ages, art, architecture, reform, George R. Hoelzeman,
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Carolingian Monastic Reform and The Plan of St. Gall: Part II - The Plan
Plan of St. Gall, monasticism, altars, Centula, Carolingian, church architecture, dimensions, catholic, liturgy, iconography, medieval, middle ages, Leonidas
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Carolingian Monastic Reform and the Plan of St. Gall: Part I, The Reform
monasticism, art, Plan, St. Gall, Benedict, Aniane, Catholic, history, Charlemagne, Louis the pious
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Images of Dominic at San Marco, Florence.
Medieval Art, History, Dominicans, Catholicism, Dominicans, San Marco, meditation, gesture, spirituality, Florence, Baxandall, Liturgy, frescoes, Fra Angelico,
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