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Gothic

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Style originated in France and spread over the whole Western Europe. Outgrowth elaboration of the Romanesque, characterized by use of pointed arch, buttress, tracery, and large windows. Structure dominated by balancing thrust and counterthrust. Dominance of vertical line.Oak used for woodwork and furniture. Furniture designs borrowed from architectural form.

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Gothic Culture

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Religion and the spiritual side of existence were the most important interests in the life of most people, and in which a large portion of each individuals….

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Gothic Cathedral

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Became center of town life, filled the requirements of the modern town hall, library, school, museum, and picture gallery. Bragging rights, tourist attraction. Housed relics which people saught to see, and pray in front off/to.

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Fundamental Teachings of Church

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  1. Piety: fulfillment of religion obligations 2. Humility: 3. Ascenticism: personal and spiritual discipline.
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Gothic Architecture

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Focus on verticle line. Height & lightness,

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PURPOSE OF GOTHIC ART

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APPEAL TO THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE STEEPED IN IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION

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GOTHIC INTERIORS

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DETAILS OF CATHEDRALS BECOME THE INSPIRATION FOR DESIGN OF CONTEMPORARY SECULAR BUILDINGS, DWELLINGS, AND OBJECTS USED FOR INTERIORS.

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GOTHIC DETAILING

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CARE & EFFORT GIVEN TO DESIGHN. CONSTRUCTION AND DECOR COVERED EVERY INCH…PATTERN REPALCED WITH TEXTURE (CK IN BOOK)

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GOTHIC FLOOR PLAN

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LATIN CROSS PLAN. WHERE THE LENGTH OF CROSS IS LONGER THAN THE WIDTH. CENTER ISLE: NAVE. TRANSEPT: ARMS. WHERE NAVE AND TRANSEPT INTERSECT: SEMICIRCULAR ENDING: APSE. WLAKWAY AROUND THE APSE: AMBULATORY; FRONT ENTRANCE AREA: NARTHEX

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IMPORTANT FEATURE OF GOTHIC DESIGN

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POINTED ARCH: PROVIDED A HARMONIOUS AND MORE UNIFIED EFFECT. PERMITTED HIGHER WINDOWS FOR THE NAVE ILLUMINATION.

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iMPORTANT FEATURE OF PONTED ARCH

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INTERSECTING VAULTS (GROIN VAULT) IS ONE OF HTE MOST CHARACTERSTIC FEATURES. ALSO KNOWS AS A RIBBED FAULT. CONTINUOUS. SPAN A SPACE FOREVER. STRUCTURALLY SOUND. BASED ON A SQUARE…X CONNECTS THE SQUARES AND CAN THEN BE CONTINUOUS

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ISOLATED SUPPORT FOR PONTED ARCHH ALLOWED FOR WHAT

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STAINED GLASS WINOWS…NO MORE SOLID WALLS.

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MULLIONS

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STONE SUBDIVISIONS TO SUPPORT THE LARGE GOTHIC WINDOWS.

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MULLION PATTERN

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TRACERY

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IMPORTANCE OF STAIN GLASS WINDOWS

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TOLD STORIES OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE PUCLIS WHO 1. COULDN’T READ 2. DIDN’T UNDERSTAND LATIN.

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ROSE WINDOW

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ABOVE THE MAIN ENTRANCE PORTAL OF CATHEDRAL FACADE WAS USUALLY PLACED A LARGE CIRCULAR OPENING.

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ROSE WINDOW DETAILS

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TREATED WITH SPOKE-LIKE DESIGN OF TRACERY FILLED WITH RUBY, VIOLET, AND BLUE GLASS.

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BUTTRESS

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THE ELIMINATION OF THE SUPPORTING WALL OFTENPLACED TOO GREAT OF WIGHT UPON THE PIERS. BUTTRESS ADDED SUPPORT ON THE EXTERIOR. TRANSFERS WEIGHT FROM ALL, DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE BUTTRESS TO THE FOOTING/PIER. DISTRIBURES THE WEIGHT.

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FLYING BUTTRESS

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WHERE A SINGLE BUTTRESS WAS INSUFFICIENT, ANOTHER BUTTRESS WAS BUILT IN SHORT DISTANCE BEYOND, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TOTHE PIER BY AN ARCH.

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GOTHIC BUILDING CONCEPT

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EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN WIEGHT OF STONE ARCH AND ECONOMY OF MATERIALS IN BUTTRESES

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GOTHIC MATERIALS

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SMALLER STONES AND MUCH MOTAR, WHICH ENABLES BUILDERS TO USE MORE CURVED FORMS.

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GOTHIC GARGOYLE

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BESIDES DEFENDING AWAY EVIL SPIRITS, THEY WOULD ACT AS A WATER SPOUT THAT WOULD DRAIN WATER FROM TEH PARAPIT GUTTER.

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GOTHIC CHIMERA

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IMAGINATOUS BEAST. MAIN PURPOSE IS TO SIT THERE AND WARD AWAY EVIL SPIRITS.

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GOTHIC LIVING

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CASTLE FLOOR PLAN: ALL CASTLES HAD A MOAT(DITCH). FIXED BRIDGE, DRAW BRIDGE. ALL OUTSIDE WALL KNOWN AS CUTAIN WALL ANYWHERE FROM 8-20 FT THICK. BUILDING FOR DEFENSIVE REASONS. HIGH TOWERS TO SEE A LONG DISTANCE. OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON THE KEEP - IT IS WHERE THE PEOPLE LIVED. LOCATED ON HIGHEST POINT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. MOST SECURE PLACE WITHIN COMPOUND.

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INSIDE THE KEEP

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KITCHEN, SERVANTS SLEPT, LORD AND LORDESS (???) SLEPT. HORST STABLES, CHAPEL, GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

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SOCIAL & POLITICAL CONDISITON

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LITTLE COMFORT OR LUXERY IN DOMESTIC LIVING EXCEPT IN THE FUEDAL FORTRESS CASTLE OF NOBLES.

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CASTLE PROBLEMS

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ROOMS POORLY VENTALATED, ONLY HEAT SOURCE WAS FIRE PLACE, GOT VERY VERY COLD IN THE WINTERTIME. WOOL GARMENTS. IN SUMMERTIME DUE TO COLD WET WEATHER, THEY WERE DAMP AND CHILLY INSIDE.

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CASTLE FLOOR PLAN: KEEP (1ST FLOOR

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CASTLE FLOOR PLAN: KEEP (2NE FLOOR)

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GREAT HALL

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IN KEEP. BEAMS COLORFULLY PAINTED TO PROVIDE INTEREST. FLOORS MADE OF STONE, POSSIBLY BRICK AND SOMETIMES TILE. ON TOP THEY WOULD PUT STRAW OR LOOSE GRASS/LEAVES TO SERVE AS BEDDING FOR ANIMALS IF UNDER ATTACK. SORT OF LIKE THE ALL PURPOSE ROOM. TABLES AGAINST WALLS BROUGHT OUT TO MIDDLE OF ROOM TO EAT. PUSHED UP AGAINST WALL AT NIGHT TO ALLOW FOR EXTRA SLEEPING SPACE. MINSTREL GALLERY: OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MINSTRAL GALLERY IS A STAGE OF PLATFORM CALLED A DAIS - RESERVED FOR LORD AND LADY OF THE MANER. TYPICALLY TWO THRONE LIKE CHAIRS.

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MINSTREL GALLERY:

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DAIS:

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OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MINSTRAL GALLERY IS A STAGE OF PLATFORM CALLED A DAIS - RESERVED FOR LORD AND LADY OF THE MANER. TYPICALLY TWO THRONE LIKE CHAIRS. OFTEN WITH ROOFLIKE CANOPY

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INSIDE GREAT HALL

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FIREPLACE IN CENTER (WHOLE IN CEILING FOR SMOKE ESCAPE. TAPESTRY ON WALLS. WOOD WAINSCOTING ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WARMTH AND ACCOUSTICS….TAPESTRY PLACED ABOVE.

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LANCET WINDOWS

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IN GREAT HALL. ELONGATED, POINTED ARCH WINDOWS.

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GREAT HALL FIREPLACE

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AFTER ABIT OF TIME MOVES FROM CENTER OF ROOM TO SIDE WALL. SOME ARE HUGE - 5-6 FEET DEEP. HOODED FOR SMOKE ESCAPE.

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HARTH

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BECOMES SIMPLE OF HOME

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ORNAMENTATION

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OFTEN CARVED. MOST USED WOOD WAS OAK.

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TAPESTRIES

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MAN MADE DYES (PLANTS, MINERALS, SEA SHELLS). SOME HUGE IN SCALE.

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OGEE ARCH

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POINTED ARCH WITH CURVE, TYPICALLY PERSIAN AND ???

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ARCADING

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ROW OF ARCHES SUPPORTED ON COLUMNS. SERIES OF ARCHES = ARCADING

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CHIMNEY PIECE (PYRAMID HOOD)

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. OF HAVING A PYRAMIDAL HOOD. TAPERS UPWARDS.

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GOTHIC CHAIR

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SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY,

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