He looked inquiringly round the chapterhouse, and found only shaken heads. From Wordnik.com. [The Virgin In The Ice]
He had no intention, Cadfael thought, watching, of inviting them withindoors into chapterhouse or hall. From Wordnik.com. [The Sanctuary Sparrow]
'I will say so, my lord,' said John with a straight, wide stare and a deep reverence, and walked jauntily out of the chapterhouse. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Eyton Forest]
With its sublime stained-glass windows, mysterious crypt and ornate chapterhouse, York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Guide to Cathedrals in the United Kingdom for Christmas] Reference
In spaces such as the choir, chapterhouse, or refectory, the constitutions 'aim was to control and guide the experience of sound in that environment. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
The arch is topped by a large tracery rose and backed by a trough on the interior side (within the cloister walk) that probably once marked the entrance to the chapterhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
Her appeal was a simple one: it had been a year, almost, since she had saved him on the road and, since then, he had not strayed far from the chapterhouse and its workshops. From Wordnik.com. [One Year’s Worth of Woe « A Fly in Amber] Reference
No place — the cloister arcade, chapterhouse, infirmary, dormitories, refectory, kitchen, workrooms, or even the gardens — escaped the notice of Dominican women and their many forms of religious expression. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
This nuns 'choir was in existence by the beginning of the fourteenth century, but may have been built along with the rest of the nave and may have been accessible by stairs near the chapterhouse in the west range of the cloister. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
The messengers arrived during the halfhour of chapter, and would not eat, drink or rest, or wash the mud of the roads from their feet, until they had made their way in to the assembly in the chapterhouse, and delivered their charge. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Thief]
The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style. From Wordnik.com. [Fra Bartolommeo] Reference
Among those founded by him may be mentioned the monastery of St. Alban in Basle, and chapterhouse of Grandis. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
A dormitory, a refectory, a chapterhouse, a library, and other new structures were erected at Fontanelle by St. Ansegisus. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
48At St. Katharinenthal there was originally a large dormitory on the upper floor of the east wing — over the chapterhouse, warming room, and bathhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
Throw in a couple of side trips - to see the cathedral's exquisite Norman chapterhouse, or the Elizabethan Red House on Park Row - and you have a memorable day's walking. From Wordnik.com. [Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The foundations of another cathedral had been laid in 990, where Robec and Aubette still defined an "Ile Notre Dame de Rouen" whose inhabitants were under the jurisdiction of the chapterhouse. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rouen] Reference
For the friars of St Augustine in that city he did the chapterhouse, on the vault of which are represented the Apostles holding scrolls containing that part of the Credo which each of them made. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8)] Reference
A cloud gathered over the brow of the Abbot, and the sacrist gazed with an ironical smile at the prisoner, while a solemn hush fell over the chapterhouse as the case ended and only, judgment remained. From Wordnik.com. [Sir Nigel]
In 1435 he died himself on the 14th of September, "die exaltacionis Sancte Crucis" as the chapterhouse entries record, in the same Château of Rouen where Jeanne d'Arc had suffered her last imprisonment. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rouen] Reference
They're at supper now, they'll be in the chapterhouse afterwards. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Leper of Saint Giles]
One example is the chapterhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany] Reference
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