... more about medieval monasticism as a whole than the site, which in this case may prove to be more useful as source A focuses mainly on the architecture of medieval churches, not in the specific religion we need to study. At the site of Fountains Abbey you see more than just the monastery itself, you can see the situation of the site and geographical features too. Source B - Architecturally this informs us very little at all in terms of Medieval Monasticism. Pages 85 to 87 provide us with somewhat generic medieval building information of no particular use. However, page 83 is another matter. Although highly simplistic, it does provide us with a large list of tasks that monks would have taken part in, which tells us more than some of the architecture can. Having said this, there are ways the site can tell us some of the points illustrated on ...

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