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Title	Fountains Abbey
Author	George Hodges
Year	1904
Publisher	John Murray
Location	London
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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I THE BEGINNING
	PAGE
The Abbey and the Elm	1
St. Stephen Harding	3
The founding of Citeaux (Cistercium)	4
The pursuit of Poverty	6
The coming of St. Bernard	8
Cistercians at Rievaulx	9
Discontent at St. Mary's, York	10
Departure of the Monks	12
The founding of Fountains, 1132	13
St. Bernard receives the Abbey into his Order	14
The starving time	15
The arrival of prosperity	16

CHAPTER II THE GROWTH OF THE ABBEY I. COLONIES
The Monks appreciated by their neighbours	20
Newminster founded, 1137	22
Kirkstead, 1138	23
Louth Park, 1138	23
Woburn, 1145	23
Lisa-Kloster, 1146	24
Kirkstall, 1147	25
Vandey, 1147	25
Meaux, 1150	27
II. BUILDINGS
The Cistercian plan	28
The Architect	29
Nave and transepts [in their present form]	30
Built by Abbot Richard, the first, 1132–1139	31
And Abbot Richard, the second, 1139–1143	32
Abbot Henry Murdac, 1143–1147	33
The Fire	35
Eastern range of cloister, and part of Western	36
Built by Abbot Richard, the third, 1147–1170	36
Abbot Robert the Strenuous, 1170–1179	37
Builds Southern range and completes Western	38
Abbot William, 1179–1190	38
Abbot Ralph Haget, 1190–1203	38
Abbot John of York, 1203–1211	40
Abbot John of Ely, 1211–1220	42
Abbot John of Kent, 1220–1247	43
Builds Chapel of Nine Altars and Infirmary	44

CHAPTER III THE DAILY LIFE OF THE MONKS
The wall, the porter's lodge	45
The chapel, the mill, bake-house and brew-house	46
The guest houses	47
The Cellarium
Cellarer's office	50
Vestibule, cellar, buttery, passage	51
Refectory	52
Dormitory	53
The lay brothers, Conversi	53
The Church
Porch	58
Gallery	59
Nave	59
Retro-choir	61
Choir	62
Chancel	63
North transept: Tower	65
South transept: Sacristy	66
Chapel of the Nine Altars	68
At service in the Abbey	69
The West walk: Novices	73
The dormitory	74
The North walk: living-room	77
The cloister brothers, Monachi	80
The chapter-house: morals	84
The day's work	90
The parlour	94
The warming-house: recreation	95
The refectory	96
The bill of fare	100
Under the dormitory	105
The Abbot's lodgings	106
Scriptorium and Muniment room	109
Coal-yard and rubbish-heap	110
Misericord	111
The Infirmary	113
The end of the day	115

CHAPTER IV THE SUPPRESSION
Abbey lands and dignities	117
Abbot John Darnton, 1479–1494	117
Abbot Marmaduke Huby, 1494–1526	119
Builds the tower	119
The Monasteries and the Reformation	120
Abbot John Thirsk, 1526–1536	123
Abbot Marmaduke Bradley, 1536–1539	125
The coming of the King's commissioners	125
The spoiling of the Abbey, 1539	126
The subsequent owners	129