MONASTERIEES AND MONASTIC ORDERS

Western and Byzantine monasticism have made a significant creative contribution to Europe`s art and culture and the meditative tranquility of ancient monasteries continues to move visitors today. Trace the history of monasticism from its origins in Late Antiquity to its peak in the Hihgh Middle Ages through to the present. Learn all about the rewligious arders and their special distinctions, famous abbots ans abbesses, learned monks and nuns, the aechitecture of the monasteries as well as the aesthetics and craftsmanship of their interiors, daily monastic life, medieval illuminated manuscripts, monastery gardens, and much more.