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The Plan of St. Gall

a study of the architecture & economy of & life in a paradigmatic Carolingian monastery

Horn, Walter William

THE PLAN OF ST. GALL

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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CONTENTS: VOLUME I

SYNOPSIS OF THE WORK

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III. 1.

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LAYOUT, DESIGN, AND DIMENSIONS OF CASKS

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THE BARRELS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

An invention of the Celts

Egyptian & Greco-Roman methods of storing wine

The barrel: constructional & viticultural advantages

The oldest extant barrel and the earliest visual representations

THE MEASURE OF WINE AND BEER ALLOWED TO THE MONKS

ARE THE BARRELS DRAWN TO SCALE AND SCALED TO NEED?

LACK OF FACILITIES FOR THE PRESSING OF GRAPES

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