Later Middle Ages Study Guide

Question 1

……………: Short beams perpendicular to the wall plate
supported by brace from below; arched braces above

Answer 1

Hammer beam construction

Question 2

What is Linenfold

Answer 2

Late in the medieval period, paneling was employed.
Motif which resembled loosely folded linen became popular in
15th century. The wood would be carved to look like folded linen.
Textiles were still costly and the pattern was employed to soften
interior spaces. It was employed on wall paneling as well as furniture
pieces.

Question 3

What were the four major Gothic domestic room types?

Answer 3

• The great hall
• Parlor
• The Chamber
• Long Gallery

Question 4

………….. :Wooden frame structure, then filled
with brick or mud. Stucco is applied over the filling material.

Answer 4

Brown and white construction

Question 5

What were the four phases of Middle Age cathedrals?

Answer 5

Norman
Early English
Decorated
Perpendicular

Question 6

Norman

Answer 6

The English term for Romanesque (1066-1200) (Or 11th-13th century)

Question 7

Early English

Answer 7

Gothic work of 13th century

Question 8

Decorated

Answer 8

(No detail explanation needed because the name is self-evident)
14th century

Question 9

Perpendicular

Answer 9

Last phase of English Gothic work

Question 10

What was the first building with clearly Gothic characteristics?

Answer 10

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis in Paris (developed by Abbot Suger) (ca. 1140)

Question 11

Trefoil

Answer 11

graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings, used in architecture, Pagan and Christian symbolism

Question 12

Quatrefoil

Answer 12

decorative element consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter.

Question 13

Dado

Answer 13

Wooden paneling up to chair height

Question 14

Wainscot

Answer 14

Wooden paneling up to the ceiling or higher than chair height

Question 15

What were the factors that shaped Gothic furniture?

Answer 15

• Unsettled conditions
• Monastic communities
• Guilds in maintaining standards of workmanship
• Correlation between architecture and interior design

Question 16

Please identify the Gothic domestic room type:

Communal living, social space, of medieval times. Used for sleeping, dining,
amusement, & for executive purposes. Main purpose was dining.
* Usually two stories in height.
* Entrance through screens.

Answer 16

The Hall, or The Great Hall

Question 17

Please identify the Gothic domestic room type:

Earlier fulfilled the need for greater privacy, solitude, or comfort of the lord
* Occasionally private meals were taken
* Later it became typical to locate it on the ground floor

Answer 17

The Chamber