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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.

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Mullins vividly portrays Cluny's meteoric rise, unbelievable wealth, and brilliant abbots, confidants of emperors, kings, and popes. -- Adrian House, author, Francis of Assisi

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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.

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