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Later Developments of the French Gothic Style
Elements of Gothic Architecture
English and German Gothic
Chartres
Misc.
100
Shows the extent to which cathedral designs were becoming progressively elongated with an increasingly vertical thrust
What is West Facade of Reims
100
These are an essential feature to Gothic architecture and can be thought of as the intersection of two arcs of nonconcentric circles
What are pointed arches
100
This is the best example of Early Gothic style in England
What is Salisbury Cathedral
100
The three doors on the Western entrance of Chartres
What is Royal Portal
100
The hierarchial organizing principle of Gothic manuscript illumination can be seen in the early-fourteenth-century of what manuscript?
What is "Life of Saint Denis"?
200
Angel Gabriel and Mary enact a scene
What is annunciation
200
These are exterior structures composed of thin half-arches and were developed by Gothic period builders
What are Flying Buttresses
200
This was the world's tallest building until 1890
What is the Cologne Cathedral
200
The New Testament event represented over the central door described by John the Divine in the Book of Revelation
What is the Second Coming of Christ
200
Who is credited with the invention of Gothic Art?
Who is Abbot Suger of the French royal monastary at Saint-Denis
300
Here the walls literally become glass as the stone supports diminish
What is Reliquary Chapel of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris
300
The main architectural supports form this to which nonsupporting elements, such as walls, are attached
What is a skeletal structure or "the skeleton"
300
This is a feature of monastic communities that the English adopted as part of their cathedral plans
What is a Cloister
300
The saints who decorate the left doorway of the entrance portal on the south transept of Chartres
What is South Transept Facade
300
What were associations formed for the aid and protection of their members and the pursuit of common or religious goals?
What are Medieval guilds?
400
Painted blue and decorated with gold stars and the emblem of the french kings
What is Fleurs-de-lis
400
This element became an integral part of religious architecture and a more prominent artistic medium within the Gothic period
What are Stained-Glass Windows
400
The height of the two towers on the Cologne Cathedral in Germany
What is 515 feet
400
A feature of almost all Gothic cathedral entrance walls
What is Rose Window
400
By defenition the seat of a bishop, the word meaning "seat" or "throne", and belongs to the city or town in which it is located
What is a Cathedral
500
Shows King David staring down at the nude Bathsheba bathing before his castle
What is Psalter
500
These became a standard Gothic building feature and have been likened to the upward growth of a tree
What are Piers
500
This is a precinct of lawns and trees and a characteristic of English Gothic style
What is a Close or Cathedral Close
500
Wherever possible and appropriate, Gothic artists integrated these into the cathedrals
What is Christian dogma
500
The earliest form of economic guild, which was responsible for organizing and supervising trade in the town
What is Guild Merchant