Visual Arts History 1040 Lecture Notes - Chartres Cathedral, Rose Window, Role Model
1 Feb 2013
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Many things happening in conjunction w/ romanesque. Things that are gothic" are being termed about the fact and not during. See start of secular nation, but crusades still happening. Acted as tomb for many kings and monks of france. Old church was too small to hold pilgrims, had to fix it and shit. East end v imp, built upon a crypt, didn"t want to disturb. Pointed arches w/ ribbed vaults; make the vaults appear higher and much lighter, very gothic. Removal of wall btwn chapels, allowed for windows to take their place. A lot of light that came in into these new abbeys was called lux nova" or new light", stained glass windows. Images on exterior reprs of kings and queens and other monarchies. This way, it articulated the entire space. Buttress: external reinforcement and support, in lieu of interior columns, leans against the wall.
