Romanesque Flashcards
means “in the Roman style” or “Roman-like”
Romanesque
it took its name from its Roman origin and it owed something from the Byzantine art
Romanesque
it was a style greatly inspired by Christianity
Romanesque
originated in Western Europe (Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal and the British Isles) and in North Europe, The Scandinavian kingdoms
Romanesque Style
5 Materials used in the romanesque architecture geologically
- terra-cotta
- bricks
- concrete
- marble
- stones
part of Europe where it has large windows to admit light and high-pitched roofs to throw off snow (Climatic Influence)
North (dull climate)
part of Europe where small openings to exclude dazzling sunshine (climatic influence)
South (sunny)
the establishment of feudal systems and attacks from invaders led to the building of fortified castles (Influence)
Social
is a religion that is the chief source of education and culture
Christianity
where they put their material expression
Magnificent Cathedral Churches and Monastic buildings
the name of romanesque architecture because of priests and students in the monastery planned the village
sacred science
have as the same length as the transcept
greek cross
to protect the religion of christianity; military soldiers
crusades
the so-called “Red Cross” now
Knights Hospitaller
hard to penetrate by the enemy that’s why it’s placed at the middle
don jon
all castles are located or situated on a high mountain
don jon
makes the foundation strong
rampart
reason why they doesn’t bathe much and that’s why bath is not important in a castle
Cold weather/water
made of granite stone
krak des chevaliers, syria
it is the combination of the roman and byzantine architecture
romanesque
is characterized by the desire to articulate, to stress every structural division in order to produce unified compositions
Romanesque Architecture
latin cross with transcept. altar at east end, in the direction of jerusalem. main entrance from west
plans of romanesque architecture
on the lower floor or beneath the altar as a house of the relics of a saint
crypt
separate the congregation from the clergy
screen or parapet
located above the aisle above the gallery
triforium
located above the gallery
clerestory windows
vault for a square bay
quadripartite
vault for an oblong bay
sexpartite
pitched roofs in romanesque has _____
gables
located above the crossing of the nave and transcept
tower
located on the west entrance of a romanesque architecture
two towers
are round, square or octagonal roofs
towers with steep roofs
were used when the crossing of the nave and transcept was crowned by an octagonal tower
squinch arches
has corbels of projecting blocks of stones
wall feature
a row of corbels
corbel table
it has pilaster strips with arched moldings
wall feature
6 corbel table details
- pelican
- human head
- humanoid lion
- bear
- mustachioed head
- ibex
shape of the arch for window and door openings
round
doors are deeply recessed and flanked by a series of receding columns and arches known as ____
orders
located above the door and is filled with sculptures
tympanum
located above the principal door
rose or a wheel window
are narrow and small and made to look larger by the columns, arches and moulding which surround them
windows
are massive and cylindrical; has cushion capital
column feature
are elaborately carved
mouldings
feature of romanesque architecture which are animal and plant forms
ornaments
3 romanesque ornaments
- stained glass
- mosaic
- fresco painting
3 predominant building types:
- church
- monastery
- monastic village
group of buildings designed for all the occupations of the monks
monastic village
has chapter house, sacristy, dormitory, reflectory, kitchen
cloister court
has infirmary, guest house, kitchen, servants hall, library and scriptorium for writing
inner court
has granaries, bake houses, stables, store rooms, abbot’s lodging and barn
common court
a distinctive characteristic of church planning in Romanesque architecture
the three-apse plan of trefoil form
4 gables forming a pyramidal roof with 4 diamond-shaped sides meeting at the apex
helm roof
A romanesque architectural character that are reliefs in the walls
pilaster strips
bricks used externally as an architectural feature
coloured bricks
keeps the coffins of 4 kings and 4 emperors
the crypt of the magnificent Speyer Cathedral, Germany
remains the largest Romanesque church in germany. It is a major monument of Romanesque art and was added in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1981
The Speyer Cathedral
a cathedral in germany that has interior fresco and red sandstone walls
Speyer Cathedral