Abbaye Collection (page 2)

Grand Restaurant in the fashionable Abbaye de Theleme
An interior view of the Grand Restaurant in the fashionable Abbaye de Theleme, famous night-time rendezvous (cabaret, dancing and restaurant) in Montmartre, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Abbaye de Theleme, famous night-time rendezvous, Montmartre
A representation of the Abbaye de Theleme, famous night-time rendezvous (cabaret, dancing and restaurant) in Montmartre, Paris, 1920s, at 1 Place Pigalle Date: 1920s

View of the church, c. 1052-67 (b / w photo)
XIR239768 View of the church, c.1052-67 (b/w photo) by French School, (11th century); Notre-Dame, Jumieges Abbey, France; French, out of copyright

The Assumption of the Virgin in the northern transept (stone)
NUL262961 The Assumption of the Virgin in the northern transept (stone) by French School, (16th century); Abbey of St. Peter, Solesmes

Suzanne de Bourbon
Susanne, Countess of Forez, Suzanne de Bourbon, 1491-1521. Only daughter of Pierre II de Beaujeu and Anne of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a stained-glass window in the Abbaye de Savigny

Valmont, Ruines de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo)
2803518 Valmont, Ruines de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valmont, Ruines de l ancienne abbaye)

Aubazine, Vue d ensemble de l ancienne Abbaye (colour photo)
2804054 Aubazine, Vue d ensemble de l ancienne Abbaye (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubazine, Vue d ensemble de l ancienne Abbaye)

Jumieges, Ancienne abbaye, Ensemble N E (colour photo)
2803530 Jumieges, Ancienne abbaye, Ensemble N E (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jumieges, Ancienne abbaye, Ensemble N E)

Jumieges, Refectoire de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo)
2803529 Jumieges, Refectoire de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jumieges, Refectoire de l ancienne abbaye)

View of the Abbey of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, founded 647 (oil on canvas)
XAV231779 View of the Abbey of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, founded 647 (oil on canvas) by Neyts, Jean Francois (1617-87); 112x203 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; French, out of copyright

View of the church interior, c. 1040-67 (b / w photo)
XIR239772 View of the church interior, c.1040-67 (b/w photo) by French School, (11th century); Notre-Dame, Jumieges Abbey, France; French, out of copyright

View of the church, c. 1052-67 (b / w photo)
XIR239767 View of the church, c.1052-67 (b/w photo) by French School, (11th century); Notre-Dame, Jumieges Abbey, France; French, out of copyright

The Abbey of Montmartre, with chimneys smoking (pen & ink on paper)
449288 The Abbey of Montmartre, with chimneys smoking (pen & ink on paper) by Gasselin, Noel (fl.1677); 11.2x32.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

General view of the facade (photo)
XIR162670 General view of the facade (photo) by French School; Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris, France; (add.info.: remains of a Benedictine abbey founded in 558 founded by Childebert I (d)

Tour de Clotilde, ancienne abbaye Sainte-Genevieve, actuellement lycee Henri IV
6020813 Tour de Clotilde, ancienne abbaye Sainte-Genevieve, actuellement lycee Henri IV, rue Clovis; vue prise dans l interieur de la cour du college (engraving) by French School

Meeting of nuns at Port Royal des Champs (Port Royal des Champs
JLJ4563490 Meeting of nuns at Port Royal des Champs (Port Royal des Champs) in a conference in solitude. Anonymous painting of the 18th century

Seizieme siecle, Statue de sainte Catherine, dans l eglise de l ancienne abbaye de Baume-les-Moines, Jura (engraving)
3645759 Seizieme siecle, Statue de sainte Catherine, dans l eglise de l ancienne abbaye de Baume-les-Moines, Jura (engraving) by French School

Beaumont-le-Roger, Entree de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo)
2803509 Beaumont-le-Roger, Entree de l ancienne abbaye (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaumont-le-Roger, Entree de l ancienne abbaye)

The Coronation of George IV in Westminster Abbey 1824 (aquatint)
GHL8670 The Coronation of George IV in Westminster Abbey 1824 (aquatint) by Lewis, Frederick Christian (1779-1856); London Metropolitan Archives

Capital illustrating the vice of despair, Abbey Church of La Madeleine, Vezelay
XIR242895 Capital illustrating the vice of despair, Abbey Church of La Madeleine, Vezelay, France (pencil on paper) by Viollet-le-Duc

Interior of the cloister (photo)
XIR229520 Interior of the cloister (photo) by French School, (12th century); Fontenay Abbey, Montbard, Burgundy, France; French, out of copyright

Detail of a Map of Paris showing the summit of Montagne Sainte-Genevieve
CHT307857 Detail of a Map of Paris showing the summit of Montagne Sainte-Genevieve, 1664 (pen & ink and w/c) by French School, (17th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

London to Paris, Notes from an Artists Sketch Book (engraving)
1054396 London to Paris, Notes from an Artists Sketch Book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London to Paris, Notes from an Artists Sketch Book)

Ms 1626 / 1 f. 1 Enthronement of St. Genevieve, from the Censier de l
ARN169152 Ms 1626/1 f.1 Enthronement of St. Genevieve, from the Censier de l Abbaye Sainte-Genevieve (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

La Couronne, Ruines de l ancienne Abbaye (colour photo)
2804069 La Couronne, Ruines de l ancienne Abbaye (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Couronne, Ruines de l ancienne Abbaye)

View of the Abbey of St. Martin du Canigou (photo)
XIR216645 View of the Abbey of St. Martin du Canigou (photo) by French School, (11th century); Casteil, France; (add.info.: founded in 1007 by Count Guifred Cabreta; ); French, out of copyright

View of the church exterior, c. 1052-67 (b / w photo)
XIR239770 View of the church exterior, c.1052-67 (b/w photo) by French School, (11th century); Notre-Dame, Jumieges Abbey, France; French, out of copyright

Perspective view of the abbey of Port royal des champs. View of the convent of
JLJ4563529 Perspective view of the abbey of Port royal des champs. View of the convent of Port-Royal-des-Champs). Anonymous painting of the 18th century. Port Royal, Musee Des Granges

La Bibliotheque du Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers is housed in the former refectory of the Abbaye St Martin des Champs, Paris Date: circa 1860

PRISON DE LABBAYE
Prison de LAbbaye St Germain, Paris Date: 1829

GARDES FRANCAISES FREED
Those Gardes Francaises who refuse to fire on the crowd are arrested and imprisoned in the Abbaye St Germain: they are rescued by a mob of ten thousand Date: 30 June 1789

Mont St Michel, Normandy, France - The Apse of the Abbey dating from the 15th century Date: circa 1920s

Mont Saint Michel
Le Mont-Saint-Michel and this fortifications, abbey and monastery in Normandy

Caen Abbaye D Ardennes tithe barn - black & white view of barn with horse and cart Date: circa 1890s

Caen, Abbaye D Ardennes - black & white view of Abbey Church Date: circa 1890s

Frances Ivens Scottish Womens Hospitals
Portrait of Frances Ivens (1870-1944), Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Womens Hospitals unit at the Abbaye de Royaumont 1914-1919

Scottish Womens Hospitals Royaumont
A fleet of ambulances outside the Abbaye de Royaumont, France, where the Scottish Womens Hospitals based their first unit in 1914. They worked with the French Red Cross. Date: circa 1914

Caen, France - Trinity Church and Abbey (Abbaye aux Dames), seen from the port. Date: circa 1910s

Normandy, France - Mont Saint Michel Abbey
Normandy, France - interior of the guardroom of the Mont Saint Michel Abbey (Abbaye du Mont Saint-Michel) in the town of Mont Saint-Michel, located in Manche, Lower Normandy. circa 1910s

Bergues, France - the Saint Winoc Abbey
Bergues, France - the towers of the Abbaye Saint-Winoc (Saint Winoc Abbey), founded in 1022. The Abbey was destroyed during the French revolution

Church of Saint-Etienne, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
The grammar school (left) and the Church of Saint-Etienne (old Abbaye des Hommes), Caen, Normandy, Northern France. The statue is of King Louis XIV dressed as a Roman emperor. Date: 1905

Church of the Trinity, Caen, Normandy, Northern France
Church of the Trinity (the old Abbaye des Dames), Caen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1905

Salon of Mme Recamier
The chambre of Madame Recamier at l Abbaye aux Bois. Date: early 19th century

King Henry II
Engraving of Henry IIs monument at Fontevrault l Abbaye in Anjou, France

Church of St Stephen, Caen
The Abbey of Saint-ɴ ienne (Saint Stephen), also known as the Abbaye aux Hommes, in Caen, Normandy, France. Built during the 11th Century, it was founded by William the Conqueror

Paris, France - Abbaye Sainte-Magloire. Date: 1865

France Soissons
The abbaye de Saint-Crepain, at Soissons on the Aisne river in northern France. Date: late 18th century

Abbaye De Livry
The abbaye Notre-Dame de Livry was founded in 1197 : among its notable visitors was madame de Sevigne, circa 1667. Date: circa 1800

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Abbaye, a word that evokes the rich history and architectural marvels of France. From Caen to Abbeville, from Cluny to Clairvaux, these abbeys stand as testaments to centuries of faith and human ingenuity. In Caen, the Saint Etienne Church and Abbey rise majestically against the skyline. Its towering spires reach towards the heavens, a symbol of devotion and spiritual grandeur. Here, Charles II Le Chauve once sought solace in prayer, leaving his mark on this sacred place. Traveling further south to Abbeville, we discover the Abbey of Saint Riquier. This ancient abbey exudes tranquility amidst its lush surroundings, and is said that Sainte Genevieve herself blessed this hallowed ground with her presence. A glimpse into history awaits at Cluny Abbey. The view from Voyage Pittoresque de la France engraving reveals its magnificence - an awe-inspiring sight for all who behold it. This abbey stands as a testament to medieval architecture's splendor and serves as a reminder of our ancestors' artistic prowess. But not all abbeys tell tales of glory alone; some bear witness to darker chapters in history. In Ville-sous-la-Ferte lies Clairvaux Abbey's haunting remnants - once home to a children's prison where young souls were confined within its walls. Yet even amidst such sorrowful echoes, beauty remains evident in every corner: from barns that sheltered livestock to chapels where prayers were whispered by those seeking redemption. The prison cells themselves hold stories untold - each wall whispering secrets long forgotten but forever etched into their stone confines. As we wander through the Grand Cloister and Cloister alike, we can almost hear faint chants echoing through time - reminders of lives devoted entirely to God's service. And finally, we step into the lay dormitory, where weary bodies found rest after days of toil and devotion.