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Origin of Gothic
Architecture
Interior and Exterior Architecture of Chartres
Exterior Sculptures of Chartres
French,English, and German Gothic
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Inventor of Gothic
Who was Abbot Suger
100
An exterior structure composed of thin half arches
What is the flying buttress
100
Best preserved early Gothic architecture and demonstrates transitional developments
What is Chartres Cathedral
100
The arrangement of this was derived from the Roman Triumphal Arch
What is the Royal Portal
100
King Louis IX commissioned this chapel
What is Sainte-Chapelle
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Art produced from middle of twelfth century to the sixteenth century
What is Gothic art
200
Can be raised to any height regardless of distance between supports
What are pointed arches
200
Gothic builders achieved new height by this
What is the buttressing system
200
Slim and vertical figures dating back to 1145-1170
What are the door jamb statues
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Illustrates the initial B of the first psalm
What is a psalter
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Referring to Germanic tribes who invaded Greece and Italy
What is Gothic
300
Likened to the upward growth of a tree
What are pier supports
300
Organization of West Facade and is characteristic of most Gothic cathedrals
What is tripartite
300
Location of statues which are no longer strictly frontal, are of varying heights, and have facial expressions
What is the South Transept Facade
300
Was the tallest building until 1890
What is Cologne Cathedral
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Suger was named abbot of this place and decided to rebuild it
What is Saint-Denis
400
Used in Saint-Denis to convey God's presence through light and color
What is stained-glass
400
Embedded in rectangle over lancets
What is the rose window
400
The Second Coming of Christ, described by John the Divine, is displayed here
What is over the central door
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Contrasts to French Cathedrals and has a double transept and a square apse
What is Salisbury Cathedral
500
Suger was preoccupied with this, which is associated with Christ and divinity
What is light
500
Emphasized lightness in Suger's chevet with these
What are rib vaults
500
The repetition of these suggest a numerical association with the Trinity
What are portals, lancets, three horizontal divisions, and the triangular gable
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The ornamental moldings surrounding the tympanum, which depict the Liberal Arts
What are the archivolts
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Here the sculptures are more naturalistic and appear to be interacting in a dramatic narrative
What is Reims