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Visual Arts and the Gothic Summary
27,150 words, approx. 91 pages
Visual Arts and the Gothic INTRODUCTION REPRESENTATIVE WORKS PRIMARY SOURCES OVERVIEWS ARCHITECTURE ART FURTHER READING Introduction The dominant style of architecture in Europe from the twelfth century to the sixteenth century was first classified as...
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The Gothic Cathedral: Height, Light, and Color Summary
1,767 words, approx. 6 pages
The Gothic cathedral was one of the most aweinspiring achievements of medieval technology. Architects and engineers built churches from skeletal stone ribs composed of pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses to create soaring vertical...
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Gothic architecture Information
8,141 words, approx. 27 pages
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished in Europe during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th century France and lasting...


News and Journals
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The Independent - London
Architectural Notes: Ham-fisted Gothic in Glasgow
03/10/1999: 639 words, approx. 2 pages
SERIOUS COMMENTATORS on Glasgow's past architecture have been uniformly dismissive of James Adam's Barony Church. In the Glasgow volume of Buildings of Scotland it is described as "the ham-fisted Gothick Barony church built in 1703-1800 by John Robertson to designs by R. and J....
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The Washington Post
Light in The Cathedral; Photographs Define Gothic Architecture
10/12/1996: 1,035 words, approx. 4 pages
For good reasons, the Washington National Cathedral is a favorite assignment of architectural photographers. Its soaring nave defines spatial drama, its ornament provides endless surprises, and the play of colored light on its stones is an ever-changing delight. Washington photographer Robert Lautman has...
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AP Features
Train to Champagne: TGV East in France
10/15/2007: 1,564 words, approx. 5 pages
After a Paris breakfast of cafe and croissant, how about lunch and a glass of bubbly in France's Champagne region?Thanks to a new high-speed train line, Reims, the ancient heart of Champagne country, is now just 45 minutes from Paris — less time than it...
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AP Features
New high-speed train to Champagne region
10/15/2007: 1,563 words, approx. 5 pages
After a Paris breakfast of cafe and croissant, how about lunch and a glass of bubbly in France's Champagne region?Thanks to a new high-speed train line, Reims, the ancient heart of Champagne country, is now just 45 minutes from Paris — less time than it...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
Geometry in Gothic Architecture
3,535 words, approx. 12 pages
The 12th Century saw the move away from the Romanesque architecture which had typified the preceding centuries to the era of the great gothic cathedrals which were to become the architectural symbol of the middle ages. Numbers and geometry had acquired a metaphysical significance and were believed to have occult symbolism and power. The introduction of sacred geometry into all aspects of the design of places of worship was therefore inevitable.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Gothic Cathedral Architecture
1,729 words, approx. 6 pages
Gothic cathedrals, grand religious structures erected in the Middle Ages, shared the essential characteristics of beauty, functionality, and religion. Certain aspects make up and define these cathedrals as magnificent works of art -- from the materials used, such as wood, stone, gold, stained glass, and external details like gargoyles; to the advanced architectural techinques of the day, including the ribbed vault, the spire, and the flying buttress.
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Essay Grade: 92%
A Critical Comparison of Gothic Architecture in Italy, France and Germany
1,345 words, approx. 5 pages
Compares Gothic architecture in Italy, Germany and France. Explores the history of the Gothic Style and explains its original purpose.


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