The Art and Architecture of English Benedictine Monasteries, 1300-1540: A Patronage History
- ISBN-10
- 1843831538
- ISBN-13
- 9781843831532
- Category
- Art patronage
- Pages
- 281
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Author
- Julian M. Luxford
Description
Analysis of the patronage of Benedictine monasteries has much to reveal about both monastic life and material culture of the time.
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