Vocabulary to know- Shape of a typical Gothic church – cross Nave – long center aisle Transept- “arms” of the cross Choir – beyond the transept “Head” of the cross Aisles – either side of the Nave

Nave is taller than the aisles due to the clerestory windows All Gothic churches have vaulted ceilings Flying Buttress – arch which displaces weight and gives support Façade – front of the church, west side Makes a powerful impression Portal – main door on the Façade side Tympanum – doors on either side of the portal

Canterbury Cathedral home to: The Church of England St. Thomas a’ Becket The Back Prince

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral – traditional Gothic church, cross shaped

Man Defining God Light and Space Your eyes automatically are drawn upward to the “heavens” as you try to try to take in the size and beauty of it all

Like God, light and space cannot be touched nor given any concrete or tangible true shape The vast openness of the church and the reflected colored light was their definition and image of God

Faith is believing without proof

Difficult not to believe that there is something greater than man when we view the talent man has been given

Surrounded by a special presence

Using arches or ‘buttresses’ the weight of the ceiling and walls is shifted outwards and down Allowing the walls to be higher thinner and full of windows

Buttress creates aisles on either side

Looking from the back towards the front

Ceiling of the nave looking towards the back

The Arch-Bishop’s Pulpit The Arch-bishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the church of England

Looking down on the left “arm” or the transept of the cross

Chapel of Saints and Martyrs of Our Own Time,

Chapel of Saints and Martyrs of Our Own Time This little chapel is used to contain the crown, (corona) of Beckett's skull severed by his assassin's s sword

At the foot of the main alter

Chair of the Archbishop

King Henry’s Chapel

Ceiling in the King Henry chapel

Where the nave meets the transept of the cross

Henry ‘hinted at’ Thomas being a thorn in the side of the King. The death of Thomas by King Henry’s knights

Altar marking location of Thomas Becket's martyrdom

King meets Archbishop St. Thomas a’ Becket

Pilgrim worn stairs to the shrine of St. Thomas

Tomb of King Henry IV

The tomb of Archbishop Chichele

The tomb of Archbishop Chichele.

Who’s that under the Archbishop?

Prince Edward, the Black Prince

Detail of Prince Edward- Black Prince

Stain Glass Windows Teaching the Bible through pictures Advertising for the Guilds

Stories from the New Testament

Old Testament stories

Noah releases the dove Adam planting

Tongues of fire at Pentecost

The Crucifixion

Close up - The Crucifixion

The Resurrection

The Resurrection- close-up

Close-up Moses striking the stone for water

The Entombment

The Ascension

Pilgrims headed to St. Thomas’ shrine

Guilds’ Window

Guilds’ Window Guild’s Windows

The 15 th century Great Cloister

Chaucer The Canterbury Tales

Father of the English language Unified the written word and at times pronunciation Canterbury Tales

Series of ‘tales’ told by people of from all walks of life to help pass the time away

Pilgrim – person on a religious journey Heading to the shrine of the St. Thomas a’ Becket Pilgrims traveled in large groups for safety

Who could tell the the best story – winner gets a prize Each story was a reflection on the occupation of the story-teller The lower the class The earthier the tale

Uniqueness in their common lives and traits Characters represent an extremely broad cross-section of society, except for the nobility His stories represented the people and touched on all of the social classes that existed