TY - BOOK AU - Kerr,Julie TI - Life in the medieval cloister SN - 1847251617 (hbk.) PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - Benedictine monasteries KW - Cistercian monasteries KW - Monasteries KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Monastic and religious life KW - Europe KW - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - Monasticism and religious orders for women KW - England KW - Monasticism and religious orders KW - Monks KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-247) and index; The precinct, the people, the daily regime -- The severity of monastic life (1) : diet, sleep, clothing, and bathing -- The severity of monastic life (2) : family ties, health, and sickness -- The sound of silence (1) : the silence of the cloister -- The sound of silence (2) : the silence of the night -- A life of obedience -- Crimes and misdemeanours -- The work of God (1) : the communal life -- The work of God (2) : the monk alone ER -