Alvastra. Cloister Ruins
- Title:
- Alvastra. Cloister Ruins
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1143 (building)
ca. 1865-ca. 1895 (photograph)
- Location:
- Sweden
- Country:
- Sweden
- ID Number:
- 869
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00869
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00869.jpg
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Alvastra, Östergötland, Sweden
ruins
cloisters
abbeys (monasteries)
religious buildings
Fences
pointed arches
photographs - Measurement:
- 13.335 x 17.78 (centimeters)
- Description:
- "On the southern outskirts of Omberg lies Alvastra, the oldest cloister in Sweden. Founded by French Cistercians in 1143, it adhered to the cloister regulations of Bernhard von Clairvaux: it was laid out on land the monks had cleared themselves, and the buildings were constructed in the modest tradition of the order. Alvastra was the most powerful cloister in the country with more than 900 farms during its heyday in the 14th century. It was abandoned after the Reformation, fell into ruin and was later used as a source of stone for construction of the castle at Vadstena." (Sourc e: http://www.europeanvacationguide.com/travel/Vadstena_Overview.html )
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.