Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Clausura



G. & G. Solari, Certosa, Pavia Italy. (Began 1396 - completed 1492). View from the Cloister.

Clausura: Latin word for closure, used to signify the restriction of certain orders of monks and nuns to sections of their convents and to their prohibition against speaking to lay persons. (Hart)

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