Costa del Sol Chadwick level 6 graphic design

Today I have been delving a little further into Cistercian semiotics in a bid to spark the design of the typography and semiotics associated with the Kirkstall abbey brief. Below is a set of cyphers developed by Cistercian Monks in the 1300s as a means of conveying numerical properties, knows as 'the Cyphers of the monks'. The system uses a vertical straight line as its main symbol. This symbol is essentially an axis that divides the two-dimensional plane into four  quadrants . Each of these four quadrants signifies one of the four digits. The number can then be determined by visual inspection. Although  invented in the 1300s by   French   Cistercian   monks, placing the system around mid epoch for the Cistercian use of the Abbey. It is still a relevant piece of semiotic for what monks would have used to communicate certain values around the time, due to its progression to   Britain monks , through   John of Basingstoke . Later on the time line ...

Kirkstall Abbey is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in the country, dating back to the 12th century when it was founded by Cistercian monks. The abbey was closed in 1539 as part of the dissolution of religious houses by King Henry VIII. Today it offers a museum and visitor attraction and is frequented by locals and visitors all year round, utilising the gardens and paths that surround the river and ruins. https://www.wyhumanists.org.uk/2016/08/kirkstall-abbey-a-history/ Built by Cistercian a large portion of the abbey has stood for more than 800 years. Due to Cistercianism being a branch of Catholicism it was not burnt down by Henry the eight at his time of dissolution as were any protestant churches or places of worship. The building would be even more intact but m uch of the stone was removed for re-use in other buildings in the area in the 16 or 17th century, including the steps leading to  Leeds Bridge . This idea that Kirkstall Abbey in some way built Leeds ...