The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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... century consisted of a long white tunic with close sleeves , and a black overcoat as long as the tunic , with large and loose sleeves , the hood covering the head completely . The abbesses of the 14th and 15th centuries had adopted ...
... century consisted of a long white tunic with close sleeves , and a black overcoat as long as the tunic , with large and loose sleeves , the hood covering the head completely . The abbesses of the 14th and 15th centuries had adopted ...
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... century monastic establishments had become wealthy , and had acquired considerable import- ance , and were occupying a leading place in education , agriculture , and the industrial arts . The influence such an institution would diffuse ...
... century monastic establishments had become wealthy , and had acquired considerable import- ance , and were occupying a leading place in education , agriculture , and the industrial arts . The influence such an institution would diffuse ...
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... century the decay of discipline was so complete in France that the monks are said to have been frequently unacquainted with the rule of St Benedict , and even ignorant that they were bound by any rule at all . ( Robertson's Church ...
... century the decay of discipline was so complete in France that the monks are said to have been frequently unacquainted with the rule of St Benedict , and even ignorant that they were bound by any rule at all . ( Robertson's Church ...
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... century . When the annexed ground - plan was taken , shortly before its destruction , nearly all the monastery , with the exception of the church , had been rebuilt . The church , the ground - plan of which bears ' a remarkable ...
... century . When the annexed ground - plan was taken , shortly before its destruction , nearly all the monastery , with the exception of the church , had been rebuilt . The church , the ground - plan of which bears ' a remarkable ...
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... century , when the Benedictines , together with their various reformed branches , had termi- nated their active mission , and Christian Europe was ready for a new religious revival . Planting themselves , as a rule , in large towns ...
... century , when the Benedictines , together with their various reformed branches , had termi- nated their active mission , and Christian Europe was ready for a new religious revival . Planting themselves , as a rule , in large towns ...
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