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 OF THE MONASTERY OF ST. GALL. 103 The west walk of the cloister is hounded by another two- storied building. The ground-floor consists of the cellar, " in- fra ceUarium,'' into which we enter from the cloister on the side of the refectory, " Iiuic portlcus potus f/t'oquc cclla cohe- ret," with a great nmnber of large and small barrels, " majorcs tumicB et minorcs." These barrels were probably destined for keeping both beer and wine. Although the enjoyment of the latter was originally denied to the monks, yet as early as the eighth century wine w^as drunk in all w^ealtliy monasteries. In the upper story is the larder and store room for other kinds of provisions,  st/jjra lanlariuiii et aUoriim neccasario- rum repositio. The rARLOUR. In a line with the apartment of the almoner and adjoining to it is the long parloiu', furnished all round with benches, which serves as a vestibule to the cloisters, and in which con- versation is carried on with visitors, and orders are given to the servants, " cwiitis et introifi/s ante clatistnnii ad conloqueu- dttm cum hosjntibus et ad mandatum faciendum^ !' The Convent of the Novices, or Inner School. At the east end of the church stands a group of buildings Avhich form two complete monasteries as it were, each of which consists of a cloister with its covered arcade, sur- rounded by the usual suite of refectory/, dormitory, &c., and having a church or chapel on one side. Each of these little convents has also a detached building in its neighbourhood, which contains the bath and kitchen. The two are inge- niously arranged with perfect synnnetry of plan Avitli res])ect to the central building, which contains the chapels. The chapels are placed end to end, and thus form one continuous building when viewed from without, but within are completely separated from each other. The apse of one being at the east end, and of the other at the west, the entire double chapel has an apse at each end. One of these little convents, or cloisters as they are termed, (for the word "claustrum" is taken to mean the whole esta- blishment,) is appropriated to the novices and the other to the 1' See the articles Parlalorium, Luctiluriiiin, Jnditorium, Salulalorluvi, Prolocutorium, in the Glossary of Diicangc.