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English monastic life (1904)

Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · London : Methuen · leaf 63

An illustration from English monastic life, 1904, leaf 63
he cooking-pots whenneeded. When the community were ready for their meal,the first cook ladled out the soup into dishes, and theother three carried them to the refectory. In the sameway the vegetables were to be served to the community,and when this had been done the four weekly cooks pro-ceeded at… … THE CHAPTER HOUSE, WESTMINSTER PARTS OF A MONASTERY 27 5. THE CHAPTER-HOUSE The chapter-hall, or house, was situated on the easternside of the cloister, as near to the church as possible.Its shape, usually rectangular, sometimes varied accord-ing to circumstances and places. At Worcester…

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