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Chapter 21 - Gothic Flashcards

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Ch 21: This guy wrote “The Wife of Bath” story from The Canterbury Tales.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Ch 21: This saint was pummeled to death by knights under order of King Henry II because of some excommunications that he wouldn’t take back.

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Thomas Becket

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Ch 21: St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome and Stantiago de Compostela in Spain are the 2 most popular destinations for these peoples during the Medieval Age.

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Catholic pilgrims.

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Ch 21: Saint-Denis started as an _______ during the Caroliniginan period, and eventually evolved into a _______ church during the medieval period with was one of the most important churches due to it being the burial place of French kings and the birthplace of _______ architecture.

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abbey; gothic, gothic.

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Ch 21: What meant by the adjective ogival?

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Pointed archway

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Ch 21: The ________, or antechamber, was a medieval adaptation of Christian churches to accommodate large groups of pilgrims.

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Narthex

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Ch 21: A ______ facing doorway affirms several beliefs for Christians including the resurrection, virgin birth, and the belief that following Jesus’ teachings will be welcomed at the Last Judgement.

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Western

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Ch 21: Parts of a Gothic Church: The ______ is the central open main assembly area of the church.

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Nave

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Ch 21: Parts of a Gothic Church: The _____ of the church are on either side of the nave.

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aisles

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Ch 21: Parts of a Gothic Church: The ________ is the eastern end of the church from the transept forward and in the shape of a segmented curve.

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choir

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Ch 21: Parts of a Gothic Church: The ________ are the lateral arms of the church that face north and south often having portals that are of similar design to the main west portal, but are less grandiose.

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transepts

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Ch 21: The term ‘gothic’ was derived from the French term gothique which referred to what?

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The Goths of Central and Northern Europe who were considered barbarians.

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Ch 21: Some of the iconic features of Gothic architecture include _____ archways, ______ vaulting, ______ glass, flying ________, and a general _________ in its form.

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Pointed; ribbed; stained; buttresses; and verticality,

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Ch 21: In Gothic architecture, _______ and _______ are ideologically intertwined.

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Form; function

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Ch 21: In Gothic architecture ________ scale will always stay the same no matter the size of columns, supports, etc unlike Classical architecture where the scale was determined by the scale of the edifice.

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Human

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Ch 21: There were _____ sub periods of gothic architecture in France.

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three

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Ch 21: Gothic architecture lasted for approx. _______ years and was the only architecture in history that was not influenced by the __________ Age.

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2300; Classical

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Ch 21: Thomas Aquinas wrote in Suma Theolgiae that there were 3 requirements for beauty: integrity/perfection, proportion/consonance, and _______. It’s the latter that greatly influences Gothic architecture (let in the light).

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clarity.

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Ch 21: John Ruskin, the most influential critic of art and architecture in 19th century, wrote that there are _____ characteristics of moral elements of Gothic architecture.

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Six

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Ch 21: When John Ruskin wrote of ‘savageness’ as one of the six characteristics of moral elements of Gothic architecture, what did he reallymean?

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It wasn’t derogatory, it was meant to describe the ‘wildness of character’ and ‘roughness of work’ which he thought were honorable.

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Ch 21: John Ruskin claimed Gothic architecture is the only rational architecture because it is adaptable to what?

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The particular needs of the client and program.

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Ch 21: John Ruskin asserted that a building without ornamentation is haughty because it implies that it is _______ without it.

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perfect.

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Ch 21: William Durandus analogizes Gothic architectural elements with _______, _______, and ________.

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Scriptures, congregants, and royalty.

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Ch 21: Of Gothic architecture, Viollet-le-Duc wrote, “It is impossible to remove a single one of its _______ without killing the entire ________.

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organs; organism.

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Ch 21: Suger asserted that gothic art expressed the basic tenets of Christian teachings for the __________, and the more complicated aspects to the ecclesiastical ________.

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illiterate; literati

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Ch 21: Common scenes portrayed in Gothic art were these 3 things.

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Last Judgement, Ascension, Second Coming.

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Ch 21: How does stained glass get its color?

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metal oxides are melted in, or paint is applied then the glass heated so the paint melts in.

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Ch 21: This cathedral contained relics including a piece of the True Cross and the vestments of Thomas Becket.

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Sens Cathedral

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Ch 21: This star-aligned theme was also portrayed in gothic art.

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Astrology.

30
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Ch 21: The most important relic of Chartres Cathedral was this.

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The tunic Mary wore at the Nativity.

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Ch 21: Who said Chartres should be read ‘like a book’?

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Malcolm Miller

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Ch 21: Which church has a famous “Blue Virgin Window”?

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Notre Dame

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Ch 21: The Portail Royal of the western facade of this church contains some of the fines works of Medieval sculpture.

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Chartres Cathedral

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Ch 21: What are the 2 miracles of gothic architecture?

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(1) Unprecedented height

(2) Lightness

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Ch 21: The 14th century is known as the High Gothic period, and also known art this Frenchie word.

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Rayonnant

36
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Ch 21: This artist lived across the street from Rouen Cathedral and was inspired to paint it in different times of the day/daylight.

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Claude Monet

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Ch 21: English vs. French: English churches tend to be ______ and _______.

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Longer; narrower

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Ch 21: English vs. French: __________ are longer and therefore project out further from the nave.

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Transepts.

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Ch 21: English vs. French: The ________, or the rounded east end of the French choir, is typically rectangular in England.

A

chevet

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Ch 21: English vs. French: English cathedrals are more likely to have a single _______ ________.

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Western tower.

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Ch 21: English vs. French: structural elements called ________ _________ are less common in England.

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flying buttresses

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Ch 21: This cathedral is one that has a reputation for hits historical significance and architectural prominence (ie the murder of Becket in the NW transept).

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Canterbury Cathedral

43
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Ch 21: This is the most historic church in London. Why?

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Westminster Abbey. Weddings, funerals, and coronations of kings, royalty and “important” people.

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Ch 21: This cathedral was the first to be built in a style that is ‘purely’ English, and was the tallest building in the world (at the time), surpassing Giza.

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Lincoln Cathedral.

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Ch 21: Due to its brief period of construction, ________ Cathedral was built to a single design style from start to finish.

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Salsbury.

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Ch 21: This type of vaulting inspired William Wordsworth to write 3 sonnets.

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Fan vaulting.

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Ch 21: In this culture, gothic architecture was less slender and tall, and art is less integrated into the structure (probably due to the slow movement of gothic style into the country).

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Italian

48
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Ch 21: What is a frontispiece? Which culture is it associated with?

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A false facade. Spanish.

49
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Ch 21: The Florentine style of Italian gothic architecture perpetuated this building theme from the Romanesque period.

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Building of separate campanile and baptistery.

50
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Ch 21: What is remarkable about Milan Cathedral?

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One of the only ‘true’ gothic buildings in Italy (designed by a Frenchie.

51
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Ch 21: Which cathedral is the largest Gothic Cathedral in all of Europe?

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Cologne Cathedral

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Ch 21: Scottish King James V engaged in the practice of sinecures which contributed to Monastery/Abbey decline in respect, and eventual abandonment of funding/interest in Gothic architecture. What is Sinecures?

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gifts of unmerited titles in the monastery.

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