Holy Vows, Worldly Manners: Monastic Space, Consumption Practices and Social Identity in the Cistercian Nunnery of Clairefontaine

Acknowledgements 5
Preface 9
Part 1: Broader perspective to case in point 19
Chapter 1. Introduction 21
Chapter 2. Building and rebuilding. an archeo-historical analysis of monastic architecture in Clairefontaine (13th to 18th century) 47
Part 2: From etic to emic... 89
Chapter 3. What’s cooking behind the curtain? A cross-disciplinary perspective on the late medieval kitchen complex of the Cistercian nunnery of Clairefontaine 91
Chapter 4. Composition and state of alteration of 18th century glass from the Cistercian nunnery of Clairefontaine 131
Chapter 5. All crystall clear: 18th century glass \'à la façon de Bohème\' from the Cistercian nunnery of Clairefontaine 145
Part 3: ...into the nebulous concept of culture 165
Chapter 6. The memory remains. Memoria, material culture and monastic space in Clairefontaine 167
Chapter 7. A cup of tea in the parlour. Material behaviour, consumer practices and elite identity in the 18th century Cistercian nunnery of Clairefontaine 193
Chapter 8. Final thoughts, further research perspectives and conclusions 223
List of Figures 237
List of Tables 243
Bibliography 245