Graphic Arts holds a small collection of sample bindings and sewing structures, which includes this facsimile of a Carolingian carved ivory book cover. “According to a monastic writer at St Gall, the ...

The dedication of the plan / photo Horn/Born, The Plan of St.Gall, t.1, p.8, fig.2 The plan is dedicated ... Today it is considered that the plan does not show the layout or plan of a specific ...

The Convent of St Gall, a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery, was, from the 8th century to its secularization in 1805, one of the most important in Europe. Its library is one of the ...

Founded in the 8th century, St Gallen Abbey has long been one of the most important European centres for religion, culture and art. The monastery and its magnificent baroque library became a ...

The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period ... The Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, ...