ARCH 1301: Module 4.2- Regional Gothic Architecture

The type of architecture, built from 1175 to 1265, corresponding roughly to High Gothic work in France is known as:

Early English.

n Gothic architecture, the _____________ period, extending from about 1250 until about 1370, uses vaulting elaborated with extra ribs, called tierceron and lierne.

Decorated

Which of the following is a feature of the Perpendicular period of Gothic architecture in England?

Panel tracery and vaulting in elaborate conical fan shapes

Which of the following is true of the Canterbury Cathedral?

The crowning element in the cathedral is the 235-foot-high crossing tower named Bell Harry.

Which of the following is an Early English Gothic architecture?

Salisbury Cathedral

Which of the following is true of the Early English Gothic architecture?

Windows have lancet-shaped heads.

Identify a true statement about the Lincoln Cathedral.

The Angel Choir clerestories and east-end window have tracery of the Decorated period.

Identify a characteristic of the Decorated period of Gothic architecture.

Window tracery worked into trefoil or quatrefoil cusped shapes

The final phase of Gothic architecture in England, extending from about 1330 until 1540, is known as:

the Perpendicular period.

True or false: The Ely Cathedral, a masterpiece of medieval engineering, was designed by William Hurley.

False

The choir at the Canterbury Cathedral was designed to house England's most popular shrine, that of:

St. Thomas à Becket.

______ construction is a series of successive short cantilevers that enable builders to roof a span wider than the length of available timbers.

Hammerbeam

Identify a true statement about the Salisbury Cathedral.

Quadripartite vaults rise from three-story nave elevations on the interior.

As an example of Late Gothic masonry construction in England, the chapel at King's College, Cambridge, deserves attention for its exceptional:

fan vaults designed by John Wastell.

A feature of the Lincoln Cathedral is that:

it has varied vaulting systems

A type of Gothic architecture where the vaults of both the nave and aisles are essentially the same height is known as the

hall church

Identify a feature of St. George Church in Nördlingen.

The church has aisles on either side of the six bays of the nave that continue up the five bays of the choir to a chapel.

Identify a true statement about the Ely Cathedral.

The tower of the cathedral, replaced by a lantern in wood, increased the light and usable space at the crossing.

Which of the following is a feature of St. Barbara at Kutná Hora?

Intricate net vaulting in the choir was joined in the nave by flowing ribs that emerge near the piers to swirl into six-petal forms.

Which of the following structures is known for its hammerbeam roof?

The Westminster Hall

Identify the architectural features of S. Maria Novella in Florence.

Four square chapels opening off the transept give the church structural clarity.

The nave consists of nearly square bays and a square crossing and chancel.

Identify the architectural features of the chapel at King's College, Cambridge.

The ornate organ loft atop the choir screen divides the space into two parts, one for townspeople and the other for students.

The woodwork of the choir screen contains classical detail in what is otherwise a late medieval building.

The architectural plan of Milan Cathedral features:

a broad nave with double aisles, an aisled transept, and a polygonal apse with ambulatory.

The Hall church is a characteristic of ________ Gothic

German

The Milan Cathedral is unlike most other Italian Gothic churches because:

it lacks a sense of spatial openness.

Which of the following form of Gothic architecture can be at St. George Church in Nördlingen?

German Gothic

During the Middle Ages, the initial phase of a master builder's training would include:

the acquisition of language and mathematical skills.

The design of St. Barbara at Kutná Hora is an example of:

Czech Gothic architecture.

______ was the theoretical core of medieval architecture.

Geometry

The builders of S. Maria Novella in Florence minimized lateral thrust to the point where support from the high aisle vaults and buttresses concealed under the aisle roofs was sufficient to brace the structure by:

constructing ribbed domical vaults in the nave.

Which of the following is a feature of the rural houses of peasants in the Middle Ages?

These houses used local materials, mostly earth, wood, and thatch, and basic construction techniques.

Italy's largest and most ambitious Gothic church is:

Milan Cathedral

Identify a feature of houses built in towns of England and in the European continent in the Middle Ages in comparison with rural houses.

They were more compact, often including several floors to conserve available land.

Identify a feature of the Milan Cathedral that sets it apart from most other Gothic churches in Italy.

Its enormous volume

Match the features of medieval castles with their descriptions.

Instructions

A motte: A mound

A bailey: An open area that provided room for the more temporary accommodation of castle retainers

A moat: A ditch

A building designer in the Middle Ages was usually called a(n):

master builder.

Identify a feature of the Tower of London.

It is a three-story masonry keep, basically rectangular in plan, with a semicircular projection.

Identify the "secrets" of the masons in the medieval period.

Knowledge of how to use figures to generate proportional lines

Principles of plane and solid geometry

Identify a true statement about rural houses in the Middle Ages.

These houses were simple, providing minimal shelter for cooking and sleeping.

Which of the following was an obvious connection between medieval castles and cities?

Both relied on well-built fortifications to withstand attack.

Identify a true statement about the houses that were built in Italian cities in the Middle Ages.

They were typically built in brick or stone, with tile roofs.

In which of the following sites can innovations related to the walls in medieval cities be seen?

Carcassonne

Identify a true statement about medieval castles.

They were constructed for defense and guarding strategic roads or rivers.

Identify the name of a medieval town in Italy.

Siena

Who constructed the White Tower in London?

William the Conqueror

Most medieval cities were provided with a solidly constructed wall with lockable gates.

True

Experience gained over time suggested that the most defensible wall was one protected by projecting towers of ______ shape.

cylindrical

Which of the following is a notable building at Siena in Italy?

Palazzo Pubblico