A Medieval Monastery

Inside Story

by Fiona Macdonald

Take an incredible tour through a medieval monastery and discover what happened within its cloistered walls. This is a full-colour illustrated guide to all aspects of medieval monasteries, their construction, the lives of the monks and nuns who lived in them, and the various monastic orders and the disciplines they followed. Superb cutaway illustrations and pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index enhance the book's educational value.

Genres: History

48 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1996

About the author

Fiona Macdonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools, adult education and university, and is the author of numerous books for children on historical topics.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent children's book on the subject. A nice mix of continuous text which is informative and clear with pictures which add to the text rather than just being drawn at random.