Hoa 2 Gothic

• What is the time frame for the Norman Gothic style?


  1066-1200
• What characterizes the Norman Gothic style?


  Semi-circular arched windows
• What is the time frame for the Transitional Gothic style?

  1200-1275
• What is a key feature of the Transitional Gothic style?


  Introduction of pointed arches
• What is the time frame for Early English Gothic style?

  1200-1275
• What characterizes Early English Gothic style?


  Long, pointed, narrow lancet windows
• What is the time frame for Decorated Gothic style?


  1275-1375
• What is a key feature of Decorated Gothic style?


  Fanciful window tracery
• What are the two periods of Decorated Gothic style?

  • Decorated Geometric: several lights with a circle
  • Decorated Curvilinear: flowing tracery with leaf shapes
• What is the time frame for Perpendicular Gothic style?

  1375-1530+
• What characterizes Perpendicular Gothic style?


  Strong vertical lines in window tracery
• What is the time frame for Tudor Gothic style?

  1485-1603
• What is a key feature of Tudor Gothic style?


  Shift to plainer Renaissance style
• What are the features of Tudor Gothic style?

  Four-centered arch, oriel window, timber frame
• What is the time frame for Elizabethan Gothic style?

  1550-1830
• What characterizes Elizabethan Gothic style?

  Use of mullioned and transomed windows
• What is the characteristic of Early English Vaulting?

  Quadripartite ribbed vault
• What is a feature of Decorated Vaulting?

  Addition of lierne ribs
• What does the intersection of ribs in Decorated Vaulting produce?

  Star-shaped pattern called stellar vaulting
• What is the characteristic of Perpendicular Vaulting?

  Intricate stellar vaulting
• What is a feature of Tudor Vaulting?

  Use of four-centered (Tudor) arch
• What is a pendant in Tudor Vaulting?


  Sculpted ornament or elongated boss
• What are the types of timber church roofs?

  • Trussed-rafter roof
  • Tie-beam roof
  • Hammer-beam
  • Double hammer-beam
  • Collar-braced roof
  • Aisle roof
  • Barrel roof
• What is the significance of Canterbury Cathedral?


  Mixture of styles, choir reconstructed
• What is Exeter Cathedral known for?


  Longest unbroken Gothic ceiling
• What is Gloucester Cathedral a fusion of?


  Norman Romanesque & Perpendicular Gothic
• What is Hereford Cathedral famous for?


  Library of chained books
• What is unique about the Hereford Mappa Mundi?


  Records 13th century scholars' world view
• Who designed King’s College Chapel?

  Reginald Ely
• What is notable about King’s College Chapel?


  World's largest fan vault
• What is Lichfield Cathedral known for?


  Only medieval English cathedral with 3 spires
• What is Lincoln Cathedral's significance?

  Important medieval cathedral in England
• What is Peterborough Cathedral known for?


  Magnificent façade of Gothic screen
• What is Salisbury Cathedral's tallest feature?

  Spire at 123 m
• What is unique about Wells Cathedral's west front?


  Finest collection of statuary in Europe
• What is Westminster Abbey Cathedral known for?


  Coronation and burial site for monarchs
• What is Winchester Cathedral's significance?


  Longest Gothic cathedral in Europe
• What is York Minster's rank among Gothic cathedrals?


  Second largest in Northern Europe
• What is notable about York Minster's Chapter House ceiling?

  Masterpiece in masonry & stained glass
• Who designed Conway Castle?

  James of St. George