Unit #3 Vocab _ 1

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pendant fan vaults

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complex, decorative vault style in the English Perpendicular era that looked like stalactites. Found in the Chapel of Henry 7th

Question 1

Matthew Paris

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Artist and historian who famously illuminated manuscripts in the English style, which was a black outline and light/watercolor-like color fill. He drew a self portrait in one of him adoring the Madonna & Child

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webbing

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vault style in the English Perpendicular era where the excess of vault ribs creates a web effect & the webbing is the ceiling showing through

Question 3

Perpendicular style/era

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Late 14th century English architectural style, with an emphasis on grid-like patterns and order in that fashion and a lot of decorative/extra features

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effigy (of King Edward 2nd of England)

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a tomb structure in which the king is displayed; this particular kings’ effigy is elaborately decorated in the Late French style in the Gloucester Cathedral

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Lierne ribs

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an English architectural element where non structural ribs connect diagonal or tierceron ribs with one another

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spandrels

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the flat area between arches; began to be decorated on stone walls in England in the Decorated Gothic style (early 1300’s)

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Octagon of Ely Cathedral

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a wooden octagonal tower built as the crossing tower (14th c. replacement) in the Ely Cathedral; has tierceron style ribs; was carpentry high points in history

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tierceron

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ribs that fan out from a structural rib springing point

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ridge rib

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non-structural rib that follows at the center ceiling line of a nave, all the way down

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Inverted/Scissor/Strainer Arches

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unique architectural feature at the crossing transept area in the Wells Cathedral

Question 11

close

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park-like field or area where an English church or cathedral would be built; not unusual thing for us to see today but was a new thing back then to have so much space & lack of a city around the church

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fan vaults

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funnel-shaped vaulting with spreading ribs such as a fountain stream

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Purbek marble

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dark polished marble frequently used in architecture by the English in the Gothic era

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Norman era

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English version of the (French’s) Romanesque era (before 12th cent.)

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Early English / Plantagenet era

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English version of the (French’s) High Gothic era (13th cent.)

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Decorated era

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first phase of the English version of the (French’s) Late Gothic era (1300’s)

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Perpendicular era

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second phase of the English version of the (French’s) Late Gothic era (late 1300’s!)

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silver gilt

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silver metalwork with gold leaf

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“Virgin of St. Denis”

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metalwork reliquary sculpture made for Queen Jeanne d’Evreau

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“Virgin of Paris”

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stone sculpture (early 14th c.) with a Gothic Sway that ignores anatomy but the rhythmic pattern of Mary’s robe has visual interest; one of first totally “in the round” sculptures of this time {b/c was seen as idolatry}

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“Angers Apocalypse”

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oldest surviving set of true European tapestries for Duke of Anjou, designed by Jean Bondel; for centuries were in Cathedral of Angers (ahn-j’ares)

Question 22

Bonne of Luxembourg

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person who illuminated a very delicately decorated manuscript that morbidly/realistically depicted the happenings of the Black Death at the time (1348)

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drôleries

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naturalistic but often foolish drawings “doodled” about around margins and text, peculiar & fun additives used in the later Gothic era manuscripts (drôle= “funny” in French)

Question 24

bas de page

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random scenes drawn/illuminated into the bottom of the page (random, don’t go along with the page’s text)

Question 25

“Belleville Breviary”

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most famous illumination drawing by Jean Pucelle; great sense of delicacy; use of ivy at margins (Late French Gothic technique)

Question 26

grissaille

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in grey; pictures have little to no saturation; a gray scale manuscript drawing

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“Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux”

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an hourly/daily prayer book made by Jean Pucelle (1320’s); know specifically it’s Annunciation drawing page, a step towards Renaissance realism

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Jean Pucelle

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famous artist/illuminator in Paris in 14th century; influenced by Master Honore of previous generation; but Pucelle’s figures often lacked a frame boundary

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Hôtel de Cluny

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now a museum of medieval art but was once a private home building in Middle Ages in Paris

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House of Jaques Coeur

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famous private/ secular house in Bourges (15th cent.); study pic & it’s both Gothic & Renaissance features

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ogee arches

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compound (convex-concave) curves (often arches), & tracery design characterizes by teardrop divisions

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Flamboyant style

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“flame-like” style of architecture, features ogee arches, excess (especially in tracery & detail!)

Question 33

Saint Maclou church

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1434 in Rouen; Late Gothic church built post-14th cent. (rare); flamboyant style; tracery becomes independent of wall & wraps around façade which dematerializes the building & it’s geometry!