Romanesque + Gothic

Church of Saint Foy

✅ Form Thick stone walls Rounded arches Barrel vaults Small windows → dark interior	✅ Content Last Judgment tympanum Christ judging souls Biblical imagery
✅ Context Medieval pilgrimage culture Relic worship Fear of hell/salvation	✅ Function  House relics Attract pilgrims Teach salvation Bring donations

Reliquary of Saint Foy 

✅ Form Gold and jeweled statue Human-shaped reliquary Luxurious materials	✅ Content Bones of Saint Foy Image of a saint
✅ Context Competition between churches Belief in miracle-working relics	✅ Function  Inspire devotion Attract pilgrims Show church wealth

Bayeux Tapestry

✅ Form Embroidered linen Flat, simple figures Narrative strip	✅ Content Norman Conquest (1066) William defeating Harold
✅ Context Norman rulers needed legitimacy Low literacy → visual storytelling	✅ Function  Political propaganda Record history Educate public

Chartres Cathedral

✅ Form Pointed arches Rib vaults Flying buttresses Stained glass	✅ Content Bible stories Virgin Mary Saints
✅ Context Growth of cities Church power New engineering	✅ Function  Worship Teach Christianity Create a divine atmosphere through light

Royal Portal

✅ Form Stone jamb statues Elongated figures Architectural frame	✅ Content Christ in Majesty Old Testament kings
✅ Context Christ as ruler Church = center of life	✅ Function  Religious education Prepare worshippers

Röttgen Pieta

✅ Form Painted wood sculpture Exaggerated wounds Emotional realism	✅ Content Mary holding dead Jesus
✅ Context Late medieval devotion Focus on suffering	✅ Function  Encourage empathy Personal prayer

Westminster Hall

✅ Form Hammerbeam roof Wide open space No columns	✅ Content Royal ceremonies Courts
✅ Context English monarchy expanding Political authority	✅ Function  Government use Show royal power

Dedication Page & Scenes from the Apocalypse 

✅ Form Illuminated manuscript Bright colors Gold leaf	✅ Content Bible scenes Moral lessons
✅ Context Nobility patrons Illiteracy	✅ Function  Teach Christianity Moral instruction

Golden Haggadah

✅ Form Manuscript Gold backgrounds Gothic style	✅ Content Exodus story Passover ritual
✅ Context Jewish life in Spain Cultural exchange	✅ Function  Passover use Teach Jewish history

Hammerbeam

Wooden roof system (Westminster Hall)

Lancet

Tall, narrow, pointed window

flying buttress

Outside support for tall walls

Haggadah

Jewish book for Passover

Jamb

Vertical side of a doorway

rose window 

Big round stained-glass window

Pietà

Mary holding dead Jesus

Trumeau

Pillar(column) in center of doorway

Moralized bible 

Bible with pictures + explanations

rib vault 

Crossed stone ceiling support