ART 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Chartres Cathedral, Groin Vault, Rib Vault
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Abbot: a man who is the head of an abbey of monks. Contrapposto: an italian term that means counter pose. It is used to describe a human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs. Repository: a place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored. Chapter 7: gothic art in france and england. 12th-14th centuries were a time of profound change in the european society. The focus of both intellectual and religious life shifted from monasteries in the countryside and pilgrimage churches to rapidly expanding cities with enormous cathedrals reaching to the sky. About 1130, king louis vi moved his official residence to paris spurring commercial activity and a great building boom. Paris became the leading city of france. Rome remained the religious center of western christendom, but paris became its intellectual capital.
