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Carthusian Monastery of Saint Barbara, Cologne

active 14th - 15th century

Biography

Saint Bruno, born in Cologne, was the founder of the Carthusian Order. The Charterhouse in Cologne was a large and important institution that underwent a major building campaign between 1391 and 1405. (See Bibliography below.) The Order placed a strong emphasis on solitary contemplation and devotion.

Bibliography

1886
Merlo, J.J. "Kunst und Kunsthandwerk im Karthäuserkloster zu Köln", Annalen des historischen Vereins für den Niederrhein insbesondere die alte Erzdiöcese Köln, 45 (1886): 1-2.
1918
Braunsberger, Otto. "Die Kölner Kartause. Erinnerungen aus alter Zeit." Stimmen der Zeit. Katholische Monatschrift für das Geistesleben der Gegenwart 94 (1918): 134-152.
1934
Clemen, Paul, Ludwig Arntz, Hugo Rahtgens, Heinrich Neu, and Hans Vogts. Die Kunstdenkmäler der Stadt Köln, vol. 2, part 3. Düsseldorf, 1934: 137-162.

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