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What exactly is an abbey and does it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and much more besides. This new edition, in a larger format, includes descriptions of over 200 individual sites open to the public and over 90 colour photographs.

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Introduction; The earliest monasteries; The monastic orders; The officers of the monastery; The layout of a monastery; The daily life; The Dissolution; Principal monastic sites in England; Principal monastic sites in Scotland; Principal monastic sites in Wales; Other monastic sites; Monasteries today; Further reading

Abbeys and Priories Discovering Books 57

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 1 February 2004
      ISBN-13 9780747805892
      978-0747805892
      ISBN-10 074780589X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What exactly is an abbey and does it differ from a priory? This book clarifies the seeming confusion by answering these questions and much more besides. This new edition, in a larger format, includes descriptions of over 200 individual sites open to the public and over 90 colour photographs.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; The earliest monasteries; The monastic orders; The officers of the monastery; The layout of a monastery; The daily life; The Dissolution; Principal monastic sites in England; Principal monastic sites in Scotland; Principal monastic sites in Wales; Other monastic sites; Monasteries today; Further reading

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