Gothic Architecture Flashcards
is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre.
Gothic subculture
is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre.
Gothic subculture
is a style that reacted against the classic
Gothic architecture
name taken and comparable to the works of the BARBARIAN GOTHS.
barbaric’
Feels light
Feels airy and heavenly
Likes pointed
Elaborately and ornately decorated
Gothic
Feels solemn
Decorated
Feels heavy
Likes rounds
Romanesque
plans
convenience > symmetry
is ornamental stonework on the upper part of a gothic window
tracery
Doors and windows
recessed and spanned by pointed arches
Gothic architecture is sometimes called the _____ because of its openings
architecture of light
tracery uses thick areas of stone to separate glazed areas.The stone rather than the glass dominates the window
- Plate Tracery
tracery composed of thin stone elements rather than thick ones. The glass rather than the stone dominates the window.
- Bar Tracery
are predominant features which accentuate the verticality of the design
- Towers
this roof style are its beautiful features
open timber roofs
is the decorative upper termination of a spire
- Finial
is the foliage decoration on the raking of a spire
- Crocket
is a small spire
- Pinnacle
Types of Vaulting (3)
- Groin vault
- Quadripartite rib vault
- Complex rib vault
Characteristics of Gothic Ornaments (2)
i. Sturdy craftsmanship
ii. Boldly-executed
3Forms of gothic ornaments
i. Medieval mysticism
ii. Christian subjects
iii. Statues
3 Motifs of gothic ornaments
i. Stained glass
ii. Grotesques
iii. Gargoyles
are functional waterspouts and are said to scare off evil spirits
Gargoyles
figure serves only an ornamental function also called a grotesque
chimera
word referring to a pointed arch
ogive
