Age of Cathedrals
Chartres
Later Development
Elements Of Gothic Art
Fun Facts
100
The seat of a bishop and belongs to the city or town that it is located.
What is a Cathedral
100
Approximately 40 miles Southwest of Paris
What is Town of Chartres
100
North East of Paris was next to be built from 1211-1290
What is Cathedral of Reims
100
Replaces earlier barrel vaults of Romanesque
What is a Rib Vault
100
Invention of Gothic
Who is Abbot Suger
200
Most French Cathedrals dedicated to this person
Who is Virgin Mary
200
In charge of contracting out the work
What is Bishop and Chapter
200
Suggest human anatomy posses and gestures
What is Drapery Folds
200
An Exterior structure composed of thin half-arches, or flyers
What is a Flying Buttress
200
Completed in 1317
What is manuscript page life of Saint Denis
300
The Seat of the Bishop
What is Cathedral
300
The mother of Louis IX , paid for the entire north transept facade
Who is Blanche
300
Annunciation and Visitation
What is Door Jamb Statue, Reims Cathedral
300
Founded the special solution of using stained glass windows, which filtered light through colored fragments of glass
Who is Abbot Suger
300
Earliest form economic guild
What is Guild Merchant
400
Largest single economic enterprise of the Gothic Era
What is Construction of A Cathedral
400
Constructed of elevated sight to enhance its field visibility
What is Chartres
400
Fleurs-de-lis
What is emblem of the French Kings
400
Can be thought as the intersection of two arcs of non concentric circles
What are Pointed Arches
400
A piece of work judged by masters
What is Masterpiece
500
Provided a focus for community activity secular as well as religious
What is a Cathedral
500
Represents the 2nd coming of Christ, with four apocalyptic symbols
What is the scene on the Tympanum
500
Interest in relationshop between drapery and the human form it covers
What is Christian Art of Western Europe
500
Place where Carpenters' Guild signature stained glass window is presented
What is Chartres Cathedral
500
Abbot of Saint Denis
Who is Sugar
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