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[Monastery garden, mystical garden].

B Beck

    Revue D'Histoire De La Pharmacie
    |December 5, 2003
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    Monastery gardens symbolized therapeutic and religious values. Enclosed gardens, or hortus conclusus, represented the Garden of Mary in late medieval abbeys, reflecting spiritual and natural harmony.

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    Area of Science:

    • History of Medicine
    • Religious Studies
    • Horticultural History

    Context:

    • Monastery gardens served as symbolic spaces integrating medicinal plants with religious significance.
    • The cloister represented a confluence of natural and spiritual realms, with monastic virtues mirrored in garden design.
    • Late medieval abbeys developed enclosed gardens (hortus conclusus) as potent symbols.

    Purpose:

    • To explore the dual role of medicinal plants in monastery gardens, encompassing therapeutic applications and spiritual symbolism.
    • To analyze how the design of monastic gardens, including geometry and floral arrangements, expressed monastic virtues.
    • To investigate the symbolic representation of the Garden of Mary in 14th and 15th-century abbey gardens.

    Summary:

    • Monastery gardens were significant symbolic locations, utilizing medicinal plants for both healing and religious purposes.

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  • The cloister's design, with its alleys and floral compositions, reflected a harmonious blend of the natural and spiritual worlds.
  • Enclosed gardens, known as hortus conclusus, were created by abbeys to symbolize the Garden of Mary, a motif prevalent in late medieval art.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the historical integration of botany, spirituality, and art in medieval monastic life.
    • Provides insight into the symbolic language and design principles of medieval gardens.
    • Contributes to understanding the cultural and religious significance of medicinal plants and garden spaces in the late Middle Ages.