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Peter Levi.
The Frontiers of Paradise: A Study of Monks and Monasteries.
Published London: Collins Harvill, 1988 reprint (previously issued 1988).
ISBN 0002722402;
ISBN-13: 9780002722407.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Hartnolls Ltd., Bodmin.
Size: 135×215×17mm.
Page count: 224pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: this copy has some scuffs and creases on its covers, some wear on the edges and corners; printed on low-grade paper so pages very yellowed with age; the spine is a bit scuffed but not otherwise creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £6.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 295g.

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No particular medieval emphasis, explores the variety and development of eastern and western traditions over nearly 3,000 years.

Contents: Monks; History of monks; Various examples in more detail; Monastic culture; Everyday life of monks; Epilogue — what monks symbolize — what survives.
Appendix: ‘Ruined Abbeys’ [poem].

Illustrations: no
Maps & plans: 1

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 1 page
Index: yes

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