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DESCRIPTION OF THE ANCIENT PLAN


Opposite to the school-house, and built against the side-wall of the church, is the residence of the head-master of the school, "mansio capitis scolæ," containing a chamber, provided with a stove in the corner, and with benches, beds, or other furniture; also a private room adjoining, "ejusdem secretum," furnished with side-benches, tables, &c.

Aula.

The residence of the abbot, also called the palatium and the abbatia, stands outside the monastery, is surrounded by a fence, and consists of two buildings, one of which is inhabited by the abbot himself and the other by his servants. The first building consists of two stories, of which the under one has an open portico on the east and west sides, "porticus[1] arcubus lucida." The inner space of this story is divided into two chambers. One is the sitting room of the abbot, "mansio abbatis," with benches, a stove or fire-place, two presses ornamented with carved work, "toregmata," one on each side of the door, and a covered way to the church, "ad eccleesiam ingressus." It has also a door to the western portico and another to the eastern portico. The second chamber, "dormitorium." contains eight places for sleeping, "lecti hic," a bench, a stove or fire-place, and other conveniences. The upper story contains a large upper chamber, and some smaller chambers, "supra cameræ et solarium."

According to the rule of the order of St. Benedict there shall be a kitchen as well in the house of the abbot as in the hospitium, in order that the brethren may not be disturbed in their arrangements by the unexpected entrance of strangers into the cloisters. Accordingly, the servants' house contains the kitchen of the abbot, and adjoining to it his cellar and provision store, "cellaruim," and also a bath room, "balneatorium." Behind these rooms three chambers are introduced for the domestics, "cubilia faniulantium."

    court in the centre, divided by a wall. The central square testudo he interprets as a garden-house, and the rooms around as lecture-rooms or apartments of the teachers.

  1. ↑ Each portico has twelve openings, of which two are down to the ground and the remainder form groups of arches resting on a basement-wall, similarly to the cloisters : so at least I interpret the drawing, by comparison with Romanesque buildings.
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