Gothic

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the architecture of light

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gothic architecture

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gothic architecture floor plans

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arranged for convenience rather than symmetry

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tracery uses thick areas of stone to separate glazed areas. the stone rather than the glass dominates the window

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plate tracery

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windows were divided by ________

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vertical mullions and horizontal transoms

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tracery is composed of thin stone elements rather than thick ones. the glass rather than the stone dominates the window

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bar tracery

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decorative upper termination of a spire

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finial

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foliage decoration on the raking of a spire

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crocket

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small spire

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pinnacle

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used structurally and classical proportions were not observed

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columns

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characteristics of gothic ornaments

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sturdy craftsmanship, boldly-executed

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3 forms of gothic ornaments

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mediaeval mysticism, christian subjects, statues

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3 motifs of gothic ornaments

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stained glass, grotesques (ornamental), gargoyles (waterspouts)

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“Pointed arch” architecture

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Ogivale architecture

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an apse having a surrounding ambulatory of which are chapels

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chevet

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chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary

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lady chapel

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for religious services to whomever the donor directs

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chantry chapel

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slender spire rising from a roof

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fleche

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3 periods of french gothic

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primaire, secondaire, tertiare

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called “lancettes”, distinguished by pointed arches and geometric traceried windows

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primaire

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called “rayonnant”, distinguished by circular windows with wheel tracery

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secondaire

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called “flamboyant”, florid style of late gothic, flame-like window tracery

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tertiare

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widest vaulted hall in france

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albi cathedral

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has a sweeping chevet of 7 chapels

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amiens cathedral

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highest nave in europe and 3 tiers of flying buttresses

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beauvais cathedral

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notable chevet with 13 chapels

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Le Mans cathedral

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contains the relics "true cross" of Christ, the "Crown of Thorns", etc

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La Sainte Chapelle

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has the most complete collection of medieval stained glass in the world

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chartres cathedral

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6th tallest church in the world

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Strasbourg cathedral

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one of france's most famous architects

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eugene viollet-le-duc

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has the highest spire in france

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rouen cathedral

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this style was characterized by semi-circular arch windows

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norman gothic

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style characterized by pointed arches

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transitional gothic

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"lancet" or "first pointed style"; characterized by long, narrow, pointed, lancet windows

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early english gothic

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"second pointed" or "geometric/curvilinear"; characterized by fanciful window tracery

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decorated gothic

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principal of the window with several lights surmounted by a circle

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decorated geometric

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upper part of the window head might be filled with trefoils, quatrefoils, or dagger shapes

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decorated curvilinear

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"3rd pointed" or "rectilinear", characterized by strong vertical lines in window tracery and wall paneling

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perpendicular gothic

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"late perpendicular", plainer renaissance style

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Tudor Gothic

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mark of the founder of the Tudor dynasty

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portcullis

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royal emblem for england

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tudor rose

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characterized by the use of mullioned windows

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elizabethan gothic

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the quadripartite ribbed vault came into general use

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early english vaulting

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star shaped pattern called stellar vaulting

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decorated vaulting

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intricate stellar vaulting like fan, palm, or conoidal vaulting

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perpendicular vaulting

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use of tudor arch and fan vaulting

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tudor vaulting

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sculpted ornament terminating the fan vaulting

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pendant

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simplified hammer-beam form

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collar-braced roof

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mixture of styles

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canterbury cathedral

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decorated gothic cathedral "par excellence"

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exeter cathedral

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"mappa mundi"

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hereford cathedral

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oldest working clock

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salisbury cathedral

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largest churches in the world in the Middle Ages

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st. alban

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retains 300 of its original medieval statues

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wells cathedral

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longest gothic cathedral in europe

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winchester cathedral

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seconds largest gothic cathedral of Northern Europe

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york minster

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7 gen. features of italian gothic architecture

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flat roof, screen wall masks the aisle roof, circular window at the west, no pinnacles/flying buttresses, stripes of colored marble, small windows without tracery, frescoes and mosaics

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2nd largest gothic cathedral in the world

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milan cathedral

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largest gothic cathedral in the world

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cathedral of seville

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7-domed pilgrimage church

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basilica de San Antonio padua

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holds one of the largest astronomical clocks in the world

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messina cathedral

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naves and aisles of the same height without the triforium and clerestory

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hall churches

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largest gothic church of north europe

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cologne cathedral

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6 characteristics of gothic architecture in spain/portugal

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horseshoe arch, pierced stone tracery, rich surface decoration (geometric), excessive ornamentation, cimborio/lantern, retable/reredo

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masterpiece of lace work in stone

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antwerp cathedral

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largest church in benelux

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st. gudule

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unification of space

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levantino

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transition to renaissance

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isabelline

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christianity and islam

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mudejar

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width=height, buttresses=nave

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catalan

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barrel vaults to rib vaults

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early gothic