LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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St Mary's abbey, York. Crossing, north transept, and north aisle of nave[Frontispiece]
1.Plan of the cathedral priory, Canterbury (after Professor Willis)[40]
2.Croyland abbey: rood-screen and nave from S.E.[50]
3.Plan of typical Cistercian church, shewing original form and later eastern enlargement[56]
4.Tintern abbey: north transept and presbytery, shewing doorways to dorter and sacristy[60]
5.Mount Grace priory: tower-arches and nave from N.E.[69]
6.Gloucester: south walk of cloister with monks' carrels[74]
7.Bristol: chapter-house, looking W.[78]
8.Worcester: lavatory in west walk of cloister[88]
9.Durham: ceiling of dorter (now the chapter library)[93]
10.Netley abbey: south transept and south aisle of nave, shewing doorways to sacristy and dorter, and eastern processional doorway[96]
11.Fountains abbey: plan[102]
12. " " cellarium, looking north[106]
13.Haughmond abbey: plan[114]
14.Peterborough: infirmary, looking west[118]
15.Kirkham priory: gatehouse[130]

CHAPTER I
THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS

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