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The "Manual"-Its discovery-Its origin and contents-Didron's translation-The "Compendium" of Theophilus-Its contents-English version by Hendrie-Benedictine and Cistercian illumination-How they differ-Character of monastic architects and artists.
About the twelfth century comes forward the mention of a certain manual minutely detailing every proce