Chapter 11 - The Gothic Period

Question 1

When was the Gothic period?

Answer 1

12th - 16th century

Question 2

What were the new building techniques of the Gothic period?

Answer 2

○ Pointed arches
○ Rib vault
○ Slender pillars/cluster columns
○ Flying buttresses
○ Thinner walls
○ High spacious interiors
○ Stained glass windows
○ Tracery

Question 3

What were the three phases of Gothic architecture?

Answer 3

1. Experimental period / Early Gothic
2. Classical period / High Gothic
3. Rayonnant and Flamboyant period / Late Gothic

Question 4

Give an example of an Experimental period / Early Gothic church

Answer 4

Laon

Question 5

Give an example of a Classical period / High Gothic church

Answer 5

Notre Dame, Paris and Chartes

Question 6

Give an example of a Rayonnant and Flamboyant period / Late Gothic church

Answer 6

Reims

Question 7

Triforium

Answer 7

Space above the nave arcade, below the clerestory; sometimes used as a walkway

Question 8

Clerestory

Answer 8

Upper part of the nave of a large church, containing a series of windows