Buckland Abbey Flashcards
(47 cards)
Who founded Buckland Abbey in 1273?
Amicia, Countess of Devon
What order of monks where at Buckland Abbey?
Cistercian
What’s a lay brother?
A monk who mostly did manual labour rather than mostly religious duties
Which end of the chruch is most holy?
East end - faces Jerusalem
In what shape were churches built in medieval times?
A cross (cruciform)
Name five buildings that existed during the monastic era
The abbey, the great barn, an infirmary, dormitories, Cloisters, north and south transept
What is the rule of St benedict?
Collection of religious texts read by the choir monks
What would have been produced on site as a monastery?
Beer, Bread, agricultural produce, wool
What feature dominated the abbey building?
The crossing tower
Name to reasons the monks picked such an isolated pace in dartmoor to build and abbey?
To avoid distractions (better for religious reflection)
Good water supply - River Tavy
Building materials such as shillet stone and roughbrough granite
Why might an artists modern day reconstruction of what Buckland looked like as a monastery not be accurate?
Lack of sources and lots of changes made over the years (particularly by Richard Grenville)
How might an artists modern day reconstruction overcome the problem of not knowing what Buckland used to look like?
There are some remains of the original monastery. Comparison to other monasteries like Fountains Abbey
What are the architectural features of monastic buildings?
Buttresses, slit windows, bar tracery (stonework that supports the glass ima a stained glass window), arched windows, made of stone
What is a bar tracery?
Stonework that supports glass in a stained glass window
What is an Abbot?
A man who is the head of an abbey or monks
What is an Abbey?
The building or buildings occupied by a community of monkeys or nuns, also known as a monastery
What are dormitories?
The building in which the monks sleep
What is the chapter house?
The building where monks hold meetings and where a chapter of the rule of st benedict would be read to them every morning
What is a buttress?
A structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen it up
Which king dissolved the monasteries by 1539?
Henry VII
Who bought Buckland from Henry VII?
Richard Grenville the Elder
Why did Henry break from rome? (to leave the catholic church and create the Church of England)
To get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon and to gain the wealth of Englands monasteries.
In what decade does Richard Grenville (the Grandson) make alterations?
1570’s
What kind of changes does Richard Grenville the grandson make?
Remover North and south transepts; demolished cloisters and dormitories; create a second floor in the Nave; changed the chancel into a service wing for servants + a kitchen.
