medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 21/06/2011 16:34, Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
> the Legend i heard in a medieval architectural history class a millennium ago
> was that one of the reasons for the size of Cluny III (largest building in the
> West in the 12th c.) was the yearly convocation of all of the priors of the
> order, which would have been quite a large shindig.
I think that's an Urban Legend. The size of buildings (then and now) has
more to do with the budget avaiable than the intended purpose. The
"shindig" would have happened in the Chapter House if it was big enough,
or in the nave if it wasn't.
John Briggs
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