Monastery Floor Plan Medieval

For an example of a monastery with only slight differences look at the st.

Monastery floor plan medieval. Lincoln cathedral cathedral church church architecture medieval castle floor plans flooring how to plan history masons. For an example of a monastery where the builders started with this basic layout in mind and then had to deviate strongly from it look at the floor plan of mont st. Reichenau early 9th century ca 820 830. Map of a medieval monastery.

The descriptions of the rooms are as follows. Monastery floorplans bond english church architecture plate 425. Buildings and rooms in a medieval monastery the following rooms would be included in a plan of a medieval monastery. A floor plan is a drawing usually to scale of the relationships between rooms spaces and other physical features at one level of a structure.

Plan of saint gall. Detailed floorplans of a medieval monastery based on historical and existing ruins of abbeys and priories in england. Media in category floor plans of monasteries the following 87 files are in this category out of 87 total. 1 abbot or prior s house 2 almonry where alms in the form of food or money were distributed to the needy by the almoner 3 bakehouse.

It depicts an entire benedictine monastic compound including churches houses stables kitchens workshops brewery infirmary and a special house for bloodletting. This category contains floor plans. Not all the places listed are visible on this plan. Many cistercian and benedictine abbeys were built in this way.

I couldn t find an english version. Parchment 1 folio ca. Parts of the monastery and abbey church using the ground plan for the beaulieu abbey explore the church and cloister of a medieval monastery and accompanying abbey church. Designed for fantasy roleplaying games war games and the like these fantasy role playing maps or floor plans are published by dreamworlds.

Upper level lower level. Cellarium store house of a monastery. By david ross editor modelled on fountains abbey yorkshire note. The plan of saint gall is a medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound dating from 820 830 ad.

Beaulieu was a cistercian foundation which means that the monks of the monastery followed the benedictine rule but in the way of the monastic group called the cistercians. Layout of a medieval abbey or monastery he building layout of medieval abbeys followed a common plan. Chapter house the chapter house was a room in which monks met daily to discuss business and to hear a chapter of the monastic rule. Floor plan of benedictine monastery of st gall showing early design in this plan east is at the top north to the left south to the right and west at the bottom.