GOTHIC

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  • GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE - mid 12-16th century, light, slender, pointy, characterized by overload tracery, to bring sunshine to ppls lives, and especially in to their churches
  • TRACERY - bars / ribs stonework that held the windows
  • POINTED ARCHED VAULT - distinguishing feature of gothic architecture
  • POINTED ARCHED - most fundamental element of gothic architecture
  • DIAGONAL RIBS, TIERCERON, LIERNE - VAULT MEMBERS
  • TIERCERON - intermediate ribs that spring from the pier on each side of the main diagonal rib and therefore do not pass through the center of vault
  • LIERNE - in french (to bind), tertiary ribs connecting the bosses and intersections of the principal ribs.
  • FLYING BUTTRESS - flagship members of gothic, structural role enables gothic churches maximum heights above their naves.
  • GARGOYLE - to scare off evil and to divert rainwater
  • FOIL - clover like shape that features 3 or more leaves
  • GOTHIC - it was used to describe the architecture (during ranaissance) nbecause the middle ages were perceived as times of darkness and ignorance; again, the association with barbarism.
  • GOTHIC ELEMENTS - pointy, slender, tall, ornate, intricate, tracery, gargoyle, pointed arch, flying buttress, ribbed vault
  • GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE - grew out of the romanesque architectural style
  • STYLE OGIVALE - pointed style
  • OPUS MODERNUM - modern work
  • MANORIAL SYSTEM - the basic for later creation of medieval and feudal society.
  • EARLY GOTHIC - (1150-1250) start of gothic architecture, royal abbey of st. denise. sample structure: notre dame cathedral, laun cathedral.
  • HIGH GOTHIC - (1250-1375) as a result, any need for the romanesque walls was eliminated. the organic "flowering" was enhance. featured arcade, triforium, and large clerestory windows. the rayonant style was one of the most radiant in art history.
  • LATE GOTHIC - (1375-1450) the key characteristics of this is the s-curve or the curving savy. also known as "flamboyant style".
  • GOTHIC REVIVAL - return to gothic architectural building style during the 18th and 19th centuries. gained popularity in england and us.
  • CHARACTERISTICS - _ of gothic architecture; grand height, cruciform plan, majestic facade, illuminated and airy interiors, emphasis in decoration and ornament.
  • ELEMENTS - _ of gothic architecture; stained glass windows and traceries, pointed arch, ribbed and fan vault, spires and pinnacles, gargoyles, flying buttress.
  • MEDIEVAL EUROPE - What period was Gothic Architecture from?
  • Normandy - Where did Gothic Architecture originate from? (CLUE: the North West tip of France)
  • CRUDE AND BARBARIC - Where did Gothic Architecture get its name?
  • PINNACLE - Every vertical support in Gothic architecture depended for its stability on being stayed by a buttress, which in its turn was weighted by a ____________________ ; and every arch-thrust met another which counter- acted it.
  • BIBLICAL HISTORY - The painted glass windows had
  • TRIFORIUM - a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, and transepts of a church.
  • ABBOT SUGER - in the 12th century, he built the Church of Saint Denis, the premier model of Gothic architecture
  • SAINT DENIS - 1140-1144, Early Gothic, near Paris. first church with gothic features. was begun during Carolingian period but renovated with early gothic features. Abbot Suger--interested in the gothic features. inspired by Hagia Sophia (Byzantine). eastern end=gothic. has stone ceiling, buttresses, round arches in windows and doorways, geometric.
  • RIBBED VAULT -This term refers to a framework of thin stone arches or ribs beneath intersections of vaulted portions of Gothic ceilings.
  • POINTED ARCHES - An arch with a strong center point. (Seen in Gothic Architecture)
  • flying buttresses - stone support on the outside of a building that allowed builders to construct higher walls and leave space for large stained-glass windows
  • Rayonnant Style - the Radiant style, originating during the reign of Louis the Fourteenth in France, sometimes referred to as the Court style or "the style of the French." refers to the patterning of the windows which allowed for such radiant lighting.
  • Flamboyant Style - a late Gothic style of architecture supersceding the Rayonnant style and named for the flamelike appearance of its pointed bar tracery
  • NAVE ARCADE - the series of arches supported by piers seperating the nave from the side aisles
  • GALLERY - narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building
  • TRIFORIUM - In a Gothic cathedral, the blind arcade gallery below the clerestory; occasionally, the arcades are filled with stained glass
  • CLERESTORY - A row of windows in the upper part of a wall to let in light
  • CRYPT - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)