The Monastery of Alcobaca

by PEREIRA PAULO

• ISBN13: 9781857593105
• ISBN10: 1857593103
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

Summary

Founded in 1153, the Abbey became the biggest church in Portugal and one of the most powerful of the Cistercian order. Among its many treasures are the mediaeval tombs of D. Pedro I and Inès de Castro, and sixteenth century pottery by the monks. Internationally acknowledged for the austerity and purity of its architecture, the Abbey became a World Heritage Site in 1985. The Abbey's art and architecture is explored in detail in this guide, with colour photographs, drawings and plans.

Table of Contents

The foundation of the monastery	p. 11
Cistercian monasteries in Portugal	p. 15
The monastery of Alcobaca	p. 21
The church	p. 25
The cloister of silence	p. 55
The chapter house	p. 65
The parlour	p. 69
The monks' hall	p. 69
The kitchen	p. 73
The refectory	p. 77
The monks' dormitory	p. 81
The pantheon	p. 91
The hall of the kings	p. 95
The new wings	p. 107
The seventeenth-century additions	p. 109
The woodcutting cloister	p. 113
The library	p. 117
The obelisk garden	p. 119
The myrtle garden and chapel of exile	p. 123
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