Building Monastic Cloisters in the Iberian Peninsula (8th-11th centuries): Regular Layouts and Functional Organization
Gerardo Boto Varela
As is well known, the cloisters of monasteries and cathedrals were being designed as quadrilaterals with porches rooms arranged around perimeter by end eighth century. We know how they developed from philological (Fontanelle), documental (Sankt Gallen) archaeological studies (Munstair, Lorsch or Fulda). The same formula was used in France throughout 10th 11th centuries, evidenced Autun, Vezelay Cluny II, which originally made wood until Odilo (994-1049) rebuilt it marble. Recent findings at Catalan monastery Ripoll raise possibility that full square built south Pyrenees before 1000. This cloister should be studied relation to other enclosures such Sant Cugat (beginning c.) had a stone portico outset, lower Pere de Rodes. morphology these can explained through comparison early examples. Nevertheless, international literature has ignored there regular half Iberian Peninsula Visigothic period onwards. It possible Carolingian proposals not only way experimenting quadrangle layouts both Mediterranean Europe during High Middle Ages.
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