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From martyr to monument : the Abbey of Cluny as cultural patrimony / by Janet T. Marquardt

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Marquardt, Janet, 1953-
Published
Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 286 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Background : an ending and a beginning -- Cluny in the nineteenth century I (1800-1848) -- Cluny in the nineteenth century II (1848-1900) -- Anticipating the resurrection (1900-1928) -- American intervention : Kenneth Conant's vision I -- The "resurrection" of Cluny : Kenneth Conant's vision II -- Conclusions : from martyr to monument.
Summary
After the French Revolution and the dissolution of the monastic orders, the great Abbey of Cluny in France was closed and the buildings were sold for materials. This process went on for nearly thirty years, just as a romantic appreciation of the medieval.
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ISBN
1282193023
9781282193024
9781443809474 (electronic bk.)
1443809470 (electronic bk.)
9786612193026
6612193026
1847182127
9781847182128
Digital File Characteristics
text file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index.
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