Books / resources about monastic life? I am thinking of writing a story set in a completely fictional setting, and I'd like to research more ideas of what life is like in a monastery or abbey. [more inside]
posted by marble on Nov 25, 2012 - 20 answers

Looking for more information on what life was like in the period depicted in Downton Abbey. [more inside]
posted by ethansh on Jun 17, 2012 - 17 answers

Maryland/DC filter: Does anyone remember the name/website of an old monastery/abbey/cloister that has been divided up into apartments in the Metro area? [more inside]
posted by Loto on Sep 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Anybody know of a good London off-license for bottles of rare imported beer? Specifically Belgian Trappist and Abbey beers and other obscure hard to find tasty treasures. [more inside]
posted by srboisvert on Jan 6, 2009 - 8 answers

Is Desert Solipsism a real book? [more inside]
posted by copmuter on Sep 6, 2006 - 9 answers