Monks Room, Abbaye de Fontenay, Marmagne, Burgundy, France
Salle des Moines, or Monks Room, 30m long, with cross vaulted ceiling supported by columns with capitals carved with leaves, used for work such as leatherwork, fabric work or copying text, at the Abbaye de Fontenay, or Fontenay Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux in 1119, in Romanesque style, at Marmagne, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14074122
Media ID
45707180
Size
8268px x 5765px
(11.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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1119 Abbaye Bourgogne Bourgogne-franche-comte Burgundian Capitals Cistercian Clairvaux Copying Cote Fontenay Leatherwork Marmagne Moines Salle Supported Vaulted Workroom
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