medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
there is no such dedicated outbuilding to be seen in the 17th c. "birds' eye
> view" of St. Peter's of Cchartres, i don't think
>
> http://ariadne.org/cc/abbeys/st-peter/1682drawing.jpg
>
> but, that's post-Maurist, and who knows what the 12th c. situation was.
> By far the most usual location for a monastic chapter house was in the
> eastern range of the cloister, on the ground floor, with the dormitory
> above (the English were rather flamboyant with their centralized
> chapter houses east of the east cloister walk or, quite peculiarly,
> nestled between transept and choir aisle, as at Ely). Particularly
> lavish ones extended from the eastern range, but many were
> accommodated within it. So, there very well could be a chapter house
> there at St Peter's of Chartres. You might recall, Christopher, that
> the chapter house of Chartres Cathedral, just east of the chevet, was
> surprisingly small for 72 canons; I'm not sure whether there was an
> altar in it, but it did apparently contain a few burials, despite a
> complete ban on burials within the cathedral itself; as well, in the
> 14th-century, the St Piat Chapel, with altar, was built above the
> chapter house and served for "chapter masses".
Jim
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