..a spirit that is intent on interior things is better served by an absence of decoration and trimming in the things around it" (p. 11). The old order they had left behind provided them with views of what architecture should not be, that is, extravagant and highly ornamented, which they regarded as a hindrance to spiritual growth. Peacefulness was the aim, achieved by their use of light: "The relationship of light to architecture, specifically the way it conditioned a new luminous and spatial quality in the building, became in fact one of the most prominent features of the Cistercians' churches. Clear white light complemented the simple forms and fine proportions of the buildings to produce interiors of coolness, quiet, and serenity" (p. 13).
As profound expansion took place, however, architectural ideals were compromised. They needed bigger buildings and solved the problem by simplifying the existent Romanesque by eliminating its superfluous features....
Eventually violations of rules began to take place and conflicts about churches that did not conform to architectural rules of simplicity and humility. Changes to richer patronage made a big impact, the biggest being when King John established Beaulieu in Hampshire in 1204. "A church of unprecedented size was constructed, using an elaborate ambulatory and radiating chapel plan never before seen in the order's abbeys in England" (p. 22). The King was made an associate of the order. Simplicity disappeared and the old grandiosity reappeared.
Architecture is a public declaration of institutional identity. Cistercian architecture changed as the aims and goals of the movement changed.
The identity of the order gradually took on a more worldly aspect, and the architecture did too. The title of the article suggests that the goals of simplicity and rapid expansion were incompatible. Eventually, expansion won at the cost of simplicity.
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