An illustrated look at life in abbeys and priories, and within the monastic orders, in the middle ages. Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring s

Take an incredible tour through a medieval monastery and discover what happened within its cloistered walls. This is a full-colour illustrated guide to all aspe

Describes the origins of monasteries, the daily life of monks and nuns, and the challenges the monastic movement faced during the ninth and tenth centuries.

This book provides an account of the archaeology of medieval monastic houses throughout Great Britain and Ireland. The application of a wide range of archaeolog

Monasticism, in all of its variations, was a feature of almost every landscape in the medieval West. So ubiquitous were religious women and men throughout the M