Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Rose Window, Chartres Cathedral, Amiens Cathedral
4 Mar 2016
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Medieval church architecture: basilicas, other early church architecture, romanesque, gothic. Vault: barrel/roman arch (romanesque, ribbed vault/arch (gothic) 3 elements of gothic architecture: pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses. Almost a fortress-like structure to keep out the evil forces of the devil. This church is a kind of signifying text; the freeness of the front. The holy trinity is signified by the three entrances in to the church. Romanesque churches the first international style, they built them everywhere. This came after the year 1000, when people though that the world would end, after it didn"t, many churches were built soon after. In the 1140s, man makes changes in his churches, switches up architecture. In gothic architecture, things just keep getting added on. Different styles added on to the same building over the centuries. Merchant class is created in the cities, they are not supposed to build a fortune, so they donate generous amounts to the church.
