Of the monastic orders founded in the reformation of the twelfth century, the Carthusians were considered to have the strictest observance. They are still in existence but their history, especially in
The patronage of Benedictine art and architecture, and the circumstances that made it possible and desirable, reveal much about the ambitions, beliefs and allegiances of both the order and those who i
The long and vibrant history of north-eastern England has left rich material deposits in the form of buildings, works of art, books and other artefacts.
An April 2009 conference at Oxford explored chantries and chantry chapels as vehicles of religious, social, and architectural expression. The proceedings were published as the 2011 Journal of the Brit
This finely produced book is very well illustrated with both color plates and abundant black and white photographs and maps. The subject is architecture, art, and related culture in Newcastle and Nort
