Gothic Art (terms and art works/monuments)

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Gothic

A style that developed in the 12th century Northern France and spread across Western Europe lasting until the 16th century.

Abbot Suger

a medieval French cleric 

Basilica

A long, rectangular floor plan with a central nave, side aisles, and a semi-circular apse at one end where the altar is placed.

Nave

the central, main body of a church, most of the time is where people gather for worship.

Aisle

a space or passageway often parallel to the nave or the choir of the church that is set apart by columns, piers, or an arcade.

Transept

a section of a building that runs perpendicular to the nave forming a cross shaped plan.

Pointed Arch

an arch with a sharp apex (this design distributes the weight more efficiently allowing buildings to be taller)

Clerestory

the upper section of a wall that contains windows above eye level to allow natural light to enter the interior.

Rib Vaults

a structural system where the frame work of interlocking stone ribs supports the vaults ceiling. which is composed of thin stone panels.

Flying Buttresses

a semicircular or segmented arch that extends from a wall to a detached pier or buttress transferring the lateral forces from the buildings vaulted ceilings and roof to the ground.

Portal

an architectural entrance designed as a transition to a sacred or significant space, often adorned with sculptures and symbolic imagery.

Hall Church

A distinct German Gothic style where the nave and side aisles are nearly the same height, creating a spacious, unified interior.

Stained Glass

the creation of designs and pictures using pieces of colored glasses that are joined together, to form decorative windows, doors, and other objects that allow light to pass through. 

Manuscript Illumination

the art of decorating a handwritten book or document with designs, pictures, or gold and silver leaf. 

Vellum

a fine smooth traditional parchment made from calf skin.

Parchment 

a thin strong material made from treated animal skin (sheep skin) used for writing, painting, and drawing.

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre-Dame Chartres - France 1134-1260

Reims Cathedral

Cathedral of Notre-Dame Reims - France begun 1211

The Sainte - Chapelle 

Paris 1239 - 1248

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury England 1220 - 1258

Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Marburg 

Germany 1235 - 1283 

The Flight of Egypt

abbey church of Saint-Denis. c. 1140-1144, stained glass

Good Samaritan Window

South aisle of nave, Chartres Cathedral. c. 1200-1210, Stained and painted glass

Queen Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX

  From a Moralized Bible made in Paris. 1226-1234, Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum

Moralizations from the Apocalypse

From a Moralized Bible made in Paris. 1226-1234. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum