Cluny: In Search of God's Lost Empire - Paperback

by Edwin Mullins (Author)

A monastery like no other, this is Cluny's story from humble beginnings in the early Middle Ages, through centuries of immense wealth and sacred glory, to its decline, destroyed by the French Revolution. Much of Cluny's enduring legacy lies in great cultural innovations sponsored by the abbey.

Author Biography

Edwin Mullins is an Oxford-educated writer, journalist, and filmmaker who has published numerous books on architecture and the visual arts, including "The Pilgrimage to Santiago "and "The Popes of Avignon."