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Mottisfont Abbey, the Glossary

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Augustinians

Augustinians are members of several religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo.

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Aviary

An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display.

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Ben Nicholson

Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscapes, and still-life.

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Berwick St James

Berwick St James is a village and civil parish on the River Till in Wiltshire, England, about northwest of Salisbury, on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain.

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Black Death

The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353.

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Boris Anrep

Boris Vasilyevich Anrep (Борис Васильевич Анреп; – 7 June 1969) was a Russian artist, active in Britain, who devoted himself to the art of mosaic.

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Cellarium

A cellarium (from the Latin cella, "pantry"), also known as an undercroft, was a storehouse or storeroom, usually in a medieval monastery or castle.

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Central heating

A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat.

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Chapter house

A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which meetings are held.

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Church (building)

A church, church building, or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities.

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Derek Hill (painter)

Arthur Derek Hill,, (6 December 1916 – 30 July 2000) was an English portrait and landscape painter and a longtime resident of Ireland.

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Dissolution of the monasteries

The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.

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Drawing room

A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained, and an alternative name for a living room.

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Eagle

Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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Estate (land)

An estate is a large parcel of land under single ownership, which would historically generate income for its owner.

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Façade

A façade or facade is generally the front part or exterior of a building.

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Fountain

A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water.

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Garden roses

Garden roses are predominantly hybrid roses that are grown as ornamental plants in private or public gardens.

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Gilbert Byng Alwyne Russell

Gilbert Byng Alwyne Russell (1 June 187528 May 1942) was a British military officer and banker, who made his home at Mottisfont.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated to Hants.) is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Hawk

Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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Historic house museum

A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that is preserved as a museum.

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House of Plantagenet

The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/ ''plan-TAJ-ə-nət'') was a royal house which originated in the French County of Anjou.

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Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels.

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John Barker-Mill

Sir John Barker-Mill, 1st Baronet (4 December 1803 – 20 February 1860) was an English first-class cricketer.

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John the Baptist

John the Baptist (–) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early 1st century AD.

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Landscape painting

Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Maud Chaworth

Maud de Chaworth (2 February 1282 – 3 December 1322) was an English noblewoman and wealthy heiress.

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Maud Nelke

Maud Julia Augusta Russell (7 November 189127 May 1982) was a British socialite and art patron, who aided Jewish relatives in their escape from Nazi Germany during the 1930s.

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Mottisfont

Mottisfont is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, around northwest of Romsey.

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National Plant Collection

A National Plant Collection is a registered and documented collection of a group of cultivated plants in the United Kingdom.

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National Trust

The National Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; Iontaobhas Náisiúnta) is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Nave

The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place.

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Platanus × acerifolia

Platanus × acerifolia, Platanus × hispanica, or hybrid plane, is a tree in the genus Platanus.

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Priory

A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress.

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Raven

A raven is any of several larger-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus.

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Relic

In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past.

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Rex Whistler

Reginald John "Rex" Whistler (24 June 190518 July 1944) was a British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes.

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Richard Meinertzhagen

Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, CBE, DSO (3 March 1878 – 17 June 1967) was a British soldier, intelligence officer, and ornithologist.

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River Test

The River Test is a chalk stream in Hampshire in the south of England.

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Rose garden

A rose garden or rosarium is a garden or park, often open to the public, used to present and grow various types of garden roses, and sometimes rose species.

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Stable

A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept.

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Test Way

The Test Way is a long-distance footpath in England from Walbury Hill in West Berkshire to Eling in Hampshire, which follows much of the course of the River Test.

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Thing (assembly)

A thing, also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker.

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Trompe-l'œil

paren) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe l'œil, which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. Forced perspective is a related illusion in architecture.

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Valley

A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which typically contains a river or stream running from one end to the other.

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Victoria County History

The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England, and was dedicated to Queen Victoria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottisfont_Abbey

Also known as Mottesfont Priory.

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See also

1201 establishments in England

Gardens in Hampshire

Historic house museums in Hampshire

National Trust properties in Hampshire

Priories in Hampshire

Rose gardens in England

References