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In Il disegno degli ordini. Monasteri, conventi, abbazie e grancie della Basilicata (1996) by Antonio Conte, the author offers a meticulous investigation into the architectural typologies and graphic-morphological representations of monastic complexes—monasteries, convents, abbeys, and granges—in the region of Basilicata. Integrating historical research with drawing and survey-methods, the work analyses how the spatial order of religious institutions structured both the rural and territorial dimension. It emphasizes the way planimetric geometries, cloisters, agricultural dependencies, and circulation axes express religious, economic and territorial logics. The study contributes significantly to the field of monastic architecture, urban and rural morphology, and the representation of architectural heritage, offering scholars and practitioners a rigorous tool-kit of graphics, floor-plans, and interpretive commentary.