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PPT 13 - Exam 3 Flashcards

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English gothic

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Gothic style originated in France early 12th century
Spread throughout Europe
Become the predominant style of the Catholic Church and of Northern Europe

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3 phases of English gothic style

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Early English - 1175-1265

  • corresponds to the high gothic in France
  • quadripartite
  • lancet windows

Decorated - 1250-1370

  • more elaborate vaulting : using decorative tierceron and lierne
  • window tracery

Perpendicular - 1330-1540

  • panel tracery
  • Conical fan-shaped vaulting
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Canterbury cathedral

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1175-1184
Canterbury, England
Early English gothic style

Architects: William of Sens and William the Englishman
One of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England

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Salisbury Cathedral

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1220-1258
Salisbury, England
Early English gothic style

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Lincoln cathedral

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1192-1280
Decorated and perpendicular
Lincoln, England

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Chapel at King’s college, Cambridge

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1446-1515
Cambridge, England

Exceptional fan vaults

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St. George church

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German gothic

1427-1500

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St. Maria Novella

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Italian gothic
Florence
1279-1310

Domical vaults- a dome with grained surfaces rising from a square or octagonal base

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Milan cathedral

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Italian gothic
1387-1572
Milan, Italy

Largest, most impressive and ambitious gothic church in Italy

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Medieval Housing

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Rural housing - house barn or longhouse
Provided minimal shelter for cooking and sleeping
Rectangular plan
2 entrances on opposite sides

Rural housing- manor house
Provided more comfort separated from the livestock
Rectangular plan
Divided in two areas

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Urban housing

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More compact
Several floors
Fire protection regulations imposed the use of masonry and tiles for the roofs
Shop on the ground level and dwelling apartments on the other floors

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Castles

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Fortified homes for nobility

Types of fortification

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White Tower of London

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1070-1080

Built by William the conqueror

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France- medieval cities

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Relied on well built fortifications
Solid wall fortified by watch towers and provided with lockable gates
Watch towers
Grid plan

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Italy- medieval cities

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Commercial activities continues after the fall of the Roman Empire
Urban services - public water supply
Very active in long distance trade

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