The series also welcomes research on monastic and ascetic communities and traditions from around the world during the period 500-1500 CE. To submit a proposal or completed manuscript to be considered ...

The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe.

Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. Surrounded by fortified walls, the main buildings ...