Gothic Periods and Styles History
Gothic Periods and Styles History
The architecture of the pointed arch, the rib vault and the flying buttress, which came together to form the fully Gothic style in mid-12th-century France. It spread throughout Europe where it developed local forms.
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The Age of Carpentry: The New Art and Society in Plantagent England - In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations.
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1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic - Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.
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Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture - An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.
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The Nature of Gothic - An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
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Medieval Architecture: High Gothic - Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
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Medieval Architecture - Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
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Gothic Style Brick Buildings - Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
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Gothic Dreams - An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
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St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture - For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
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Gothic Art and Architecture - Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.
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European Route of Brick Gothic - Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
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Earthlore: Gothic Dreams - A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
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Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe - The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans - Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.
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New York Carver - A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
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Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy - Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.
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