The Abbey of Le Thoronet in Provence, one of the wonders of 12th-century Cistercian architecture, was restored in the 19th century and consists of an austere church, a cloister and 12th-century monastic buildings. This book is a pictorial appreciation of Le Thoronet, photogrmaphed by the French photographer Lucien Herve in the mid-1950s and introduced by Le Corbusier, master of 12th-century architecture and admirer of the Romanesque abbey. Herve's study presents the building throughout the course of a day, depicting the changing play of light and shadow on its stone vaulted exterior and interior. An essay is included by Father Samuel of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons, and an afterword by John Pawson.
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This gorgeous book flawlessly demonstrates the architecture of the Cistercians, the photographs conveying the principles of asceticism which governed their monastic spaces. The continuity of pages filled with black and white photos, alongside which black text communicates wisdom from some of the greatest religious personages, is broken only by the red lettering delineating the beginning of a new section, each of which is named for the canonical hours--mirroring the shift that would have occurred in the monks' day as the bells of terce or nones called them to prayer. Throughout, Hervé's photographs marvelously capture the spirit of light so important to the aesthetic of Cistercian architecture, making it apparent that he truly understands and respects its principles. The essence of L'Abbaye du Thoronet permeates the pages, making me feel (in a way no other book has) as though I am again standing in its cloister, the scent of boxwood in the air, a specific and marked tranquility throughout...
I believe that this is a volume of which St. Bernard himself would approve.
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