cloisters

Those who choose to pursue science and math live in cloisters, called Maths, apart from everyone else, the saeculars.

REVIEW: Anathem by Neal Stephenson 2009

The cloisters are a model of airy grace, enhanced by contrast with the massiveness of the fortress and the wildness of the scene.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 Various

To the right of the entrance into the cloisters is a building containing the refectory, with a Last Supper, by Giotto, and above it a Crucifixion and Tree of Jesse.

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

On the south side of the cloisters was the refectory; the lower part of its massive north wall still remains, and in it a fine doorway, with a groined lavatory and towel recess, the work of Prior Helias about 1215.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

The roof of the cloisters was a terrace flagged with stone, and on the occasion of cricket-matches a gay bevy of ladies assembled here to look at the exploits of the young Rawdon Crawleys and Pendennises of the day.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Various

West of this tower is the library, standing on part of the site of the great dormitory, and opening on to the cloisters is the chapter house, commenced in 1304 by

Beautiful Britain: Canterbury Gordon Home 1923

Facing the cloisters is a cheerful inner court, then the dining-room towards the seashore, fine enough for anyone, as my host asserts, and when the south-west wind is blowing the room is just scattered by the spray of the spent waves.

Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Edward Hutton 1922

In the square formed by the cloisters is the Chantry Chapel, built in 1420, converted into the library after Edward VI. had forbidden its use as a chapel, and now used once more as a chapel for the junior scholars.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Philip Walsingham Sergeant 1912

The south walk of the cloisters is the more richly groined.

Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See 1906

The most ancient of these cloisters, which is also the smallest, dates from the 15th century.

Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888