by Nathalie Molina · Editions du Patrimoine Centre des monuments nationaux · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782858222827
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«L'abbaye du Thoronet» is Nathalie Molina's guide to the Cistercian abbey of Thoronet, in paperback (48 pages, in French).
Visitors' guide to Thoronet Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in the Var. It traces the history of the order, founded in 1098, and monastic life between self-sufficiency, work and prayer. It describes the austere architecture —church, cloister, gatehouse and remains of the guesthouse— and the monastery's surviving facilities.
Book in the Itinéraires collection from the Centre des monuments nationaux, published in 1999. Includes numerous colour photographs of the abbey and its architecture.
A book for readers interested in medieval architecture and the history of the Cistercians, and for travellers visiting the heritage of Provence.
