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The Cloister — (Sea Island,США) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: 100 Cloister Drive, Sea Isl … Каталог отелей
The Cloister and the Hearth — (1861) is a historical novel by the English author Charles Reade. Set in the 15th century, it relates the story revolving about the travels of a young scribe and illuminator, Gerard Eliassoen, through several European countries. The Cloister and… … Wikipedia
Venus in the Cloister — or The Nun in her Smock ( fr. Vénus dans le Cloître, 1683) is an erotic novel ascribed to Abbé du Prat.In 1727 Edmund Curll was convicted under the common law offence of disturbing the peace for its publication. It appears to be the first… … Wikipedia
Cloister — • The English equivalent of the Latin word clausura (from claudere, to shut up ) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cloister Cloister … Catholic encyclopedia
The Phenomenon of Man — ( Le Phénomène Humain , 1955) is a non fiction book written by French philosopher, paleontologist and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. In this work, Teilhard describes evolution as a process that leads to increasing complexity,… … Wikipedia
The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Carthusian Order — The Carthusian Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carthusian Order The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English charterhouse is a corruption. For the foundation of the order see the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cloister vault — A Cloister vault, or domical vault, is a vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. Geometry The intersection of the cloister vault with a horizontal plane is a square. This fact may be used to find the… … Wikipedia
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
cloister — ► NOUN 1) a covered, and typically colonnaded, passage round an open court in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral. 2) (the cloister) the secluded life of a monk or nun. ► VERB ▪ seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
