Fountains Abbey: The story of a mediæval monastery

CHAPTER III

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THE DAILY LIFE OF THE MONKS

The wall, the porter’s lodge 45

The chapel, the mill, bake-house and brew-house 46

The guest houses 47

The Cellarium

Cellarer’s office 50

Vestibule, cellar, buttery, passage 51

Refectory 52

Dormitory 53

The lay brothers, _Conversi_ 53

The Church

Porch 58

Gallery 59

Nave 59

Retro-choir 61

Choir 62

Chancel 63

North transept: Tower 65

South transept: Sacristy 66

Chapel of the Nine Altars 68

At service in the Abbey 69

The West walk: Novices 73

The dormitory 74

The North walk: living-room 77

The cloister brothers, _Monachi_ 80

The chapter-house: morals 84

The day’s work 90

The parlour 94

The warming-house: recreation 95

The refectory 96

The bill of fare 100

Under the dormitory 105

The Abbot’s lodgings 106

Scriptorium and Muniment room 109

Coal-yard and rubbish-heap 110

Misericord 111

The Infirmary 113

The end of the day 115