ID: 700002995 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002995	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Melrose Abbey (abbey (monastery); unknown architect, established by David I, King of Scotland ...; established 1136, rebuilt afte...; Melrose (Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe,...)

Note: The first abbey of the Cistercian order in Scotland, established in 1136 by David I. It was repeatedly destroyed: by Edward II in 1322 , by Richard II in 1385, and by the English in 1545.The abbey was completely rebuilt following the 1385 damage. It was secualized in 1609.

Titles:

Melrose Abbey (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

abbey (monastery) [300000642] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, religious complexes, religious communities (built complexes), monasteries (built complexes))

ruins [300008057]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by condition>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: established 1136, rebuilt after 1385

Creator Display:

unknown architect, established by David I, King of Scotland (Scottish king, 1085-1153) [preferred,VP]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

overseer David I, King of Scotland (Scottish king, 1085-1153) [500316532]

Locations:

Current: Melrose [7009494] Scottish Borders (unitary authority), Scotland (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: stonemasonry

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

	stonemasonry [300386948]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, stone-working)

Dimensions: unavailable

Events:

destruction: 1385

Cultures:

British (preferred)

Scottish (Scots, Scotsman)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Gothic (Medieval) [300020775] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European))

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint [901000032]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Melrose Abbey	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n81128300; accessed 25 February 2015
	........ Canmore [online] (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	........ Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 February 2015
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 5 February 2015

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Historic Scotland Listed Buildings (2015-) accessed 5 February 2015
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 5 February 2015