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... western kingdoms were widening . In the chaos and turmoil of the age that followed , the monasteries of western Europe , from being places of withdrawal from a world that was seething with political and social activity , gradually ...
... western kingdoms were widening . In the chaos and turmoil of the age that followed , the monasteries of western Europe , from being places of withdrawal from a world that was seething with political and social activity , gradually ...
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... western kingdoms were widening . In the chaos and turmoil of the age that followed , the monasteries of western Europe , from being places of withdrawal from a world that was seething with political and social activity , gradually ...
... western kingdoms were widening . In the chaos and turmoil of the age that followed , the monasteries of western Europe , from being places of withdrawal from a world that was seething with political and social activity , gradually ...
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... western range corresponded to that of the monks to the south- east of the eastern range . The west walk of the cloister , or altern- atively a passage within the range known as the ' lane ' ( French ruelle ) , gave them access to the ...
... western range corresponded to that of the monks to the south- east of the eastern range . The west walk of the cloister , or altern- atively a passage within the range known as the ' lane ' ( French ruelle ) , gave them access to the ...
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