pp 6- early middle ages Flashcards
early middle ages domestic architecture
small windows
very thick walls
remotely located stairs
gothic
12th-15th centuries
Short beams perpendicular to the wall plate supported by brace from below: arched braces above
Hammer beam construction
the great hall
Communal living, social space, of medieval times. Used for sleeping, dining, amusement, & for executive purposes. Main purpose was dining.
two stories in height
Entrance through screens
The focal point of the hall was Dais, a raised platform reserved for the lord to oversee his subjects
Elevated position and decorative enhancement of the dais proclaimed hierarchical status of the lord.
the hall
gothic part of arch
Earlier fulfilled the need for greater privacy, solitude, or comfort of the lord
Occasionally private meals were taken in the chamber
on the ground floor
chamber transformed into social space
The decision of the king to move the great high table into the chamber
The removal of the bed
Use of chamber for more public and ceremonial occasions.
the chamber
an informal space adjacent to the hall
used as sitting room, dining room
14th century it began its secular use
by 16th century it was primarly used as a dining room
the parlour
brown and white construction
wooden frame structure, then filled with brick or mud
stucco applied over the filing material
linenfold paneling
linenfold paneling became popular in the 15th century
resembled folded linen
factors that shaped gothic furniture
Unsettled conditions
Monastic communities
Guilds in maintaining standards of workmanship
Correlation between architecture and interior design
Carving was cut into but not through the piece
for furniture
blind tracery
for furniture
carving penetrated and was cut through the piece
pierced tracery
wooden paneling UP TO chair height
dado
wooden paneling up to the ceiling or above chair height
wainscot
