Medieval Architecture: Exam 2

Romanesque, French Gothic Architecture, French Gothic Art, English Gothic I

Abbey Church of Saint-Foy

• Conques, 1120

• Benedictine church

• on the pilgrimage route

Abbey Church of Notre Dame

• Fontenay, 1140

• on the pilgrimage route

• has cloisters for monks to exercise in

Tympanum, Priory Church of Saint Pierre

• Moissac, 1115

• archivolts above the tympanum

• has Christ in the last testament

Tympanum, Cathedral of Saint Lazare

• Autun, 1120

• the lintel is hell

• Christ is in judgements which the 4 evangelists surrounding him

Cluny Lectionary

• Burgundy, 1150

• book produced by monks

• illuminations on vellum

Durham Cathedral

• England, 1075

• built to house Cuthbert’s body

• prisoners were held there and broke their legs trying to jump a lot

Winchester Psalter

• England, 1150

• book of psalms

• hell is in the gaping mouth of a monster

Liber Scivias

• 1150

• book by Hildegard von Bingen

• she was a very important writer

• she’s on fire because she’s participating in god’s mind

Pisa Cathedral Complex

• Pisa, 1063

• built as a military victory

• in the field of miracles

Church of San Clemente

• Rome, 1120

• right next to the colosseum

• has cozmoti tiling

Abbey Church of Saint Denis

• Ile-de-France, 1140

• his head was cut off, he picked it up and carried it to this location, so they built the church here

• Abbot Suger did some remodeling on it

Chartres Cathedral

• Ill-de-France, 1194

• most famous cathedral in the world

• facade doesn’t match the towers because it was built over centuries and had very little money

Charlemange Window

• Chartres Cathedral, 1210

• lancet window—tall and thin

• has scenes of heads getting chopped off

Reims Cathedral

• Ile-de-France, 1230

• by Jean le Loup

• has gargoyles to ward off evil spirits

Annunciation

• Reims Cathedral, 1245

• originally painted

• depicts Archangel Michael telling Mary she’s a pregnant virgin

Amiens Cathedral

• Ile-de-France, 1270

• master masons were Thomas de Cormont and Robert de Luzarches

• has the highest vault in the world

Sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt

• 1220

• different tools made to build things

• lots of plants, animals, people

• architectural sketches of cathedrals

God as Architect

• Moralized Bible, 1225

• god designed the cosmos using math

• red white and blue for the holy trinity

Psalter of Saint-Louis

• 1253-70

• only king to ever become a saint

• most famous prayer book of this time

• 3 angels visit Abraham and his wife to tell them they are pregnant with Isaac

Breviary of Philippe le Bel

• 1296

• by Master Honoré

• Phillip the Fair was the son of Aragon

• tempera on parchment

Crucifixion and Adoration

• Book of Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, 1324

• by Jean Pucelle

• size of a playing cards for the Queen to carry round in her pocket

• extra scene is called a drolerie

Betrayal and Annunciation

• Book of Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, 1324

• by Jean Pucelle

• figures looks pretty naturalistic

• on display at the Cloisters

Tres Riches Heures

• 1416

• by the Limbourg Brothers

• commissioned by Duc de Berry

• tempera on vellum

Before God

• from the Rohan House, 1430

• by Rohan Master

• commissioned by Yolande of Aragon

• God appears to claim the mans soul before Satan can

Coronation

• from Rohan Hours, 1430

• by Rohan Master

• red white and blue for the trinity

• Yolande who commissioned it was Joan of Arch’s biggest fan

Unicorn Tapestries

• 1498

• commissioned by Anne of Brittany

• 7 expensive tapestries made on a loom

• unicorn is usually an allegory for Christ

Canterbury Cathedral

• Kent, 1174

• by William of Sens and William the Englishman

• Sens fell of scaffolding so Englishman took over and made some odd design choices

Lincoln Cathedral

• Lincolnshire, 1185-1260

• by Geoffrey de Noyers

• has the first and only asymmetrical vault in architecture

Wells Cathedral

• Wells, 1176-1240

• by Adam Lock

Salisbury Cathedral

• Salisbury, 1220

• by Elias of Dereham and Nicholas of Ely

Exeter Cathedral

• Exeter, 1270

• by William Joy