Stanley Abbey and its Estates 1151-c1640: A Cistercian monastery and its impact on the landscape

by Graham Brown

The book assesses the impact of a Cistercian monastery on the landscape and how, in its turn, the landscape influenced the monastery. It also tests some of the traditional views on the early ideals of the Cistercians such as their attitude to colonisation, land clearance, administration of their territory and dealings with secular society. This study also goes beyond the monastic period and examines what effect the suppression of the monastery had...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407310402
• ISBN13: 9781407310404
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.7"