they created the Cistercian rule and order in 1098 and grew to be known as the “White Monks.” The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey ...

The researchers began their investigation at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey in Champagne, France, which holds 1,450 medieval books produced by scribes at this Cistercian abbey, part of a Catholic ...

Casamari Abbey in Italy is a gem of Cistercian-Gothic art, whose stones have been imbued with the prayers of monks over the centuries. Here, the monks have dedicated their lives to the vows of ...