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1 Medieval Architecture

2 Buildings Most buildings were churches or cathedrals
Some castles were built, but were far outnumbered by churches Other buildings built in the middle ages include palaces, universities, town halls, guild halls, and occasionally private homes

3 Romanesque Style First style of architecture after Roman empire collapsed Combined Byzantine and Western Roman buildings Started around the year 500 Had thick walls and large towers Had many arches in the buildings that were semicircular rather than pointed Roofs were arched and semicircular and called Barrel or Tunnel vaults

4 Romanesque

5 Gothic Style Evolved from the Romanesque style of architecture
Started around year 1100 Had many towers, wider windows, pointed arches, rib vaults and flying buttresses Very tall buildings Rib Vaults are several Barrel Vaults intersecting

6 Gothic

7 Romanesque Cathedral Architectural Style
Rounded Arches. Barrel vaults. Thick walls. Darker, simplistic interiors. Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.

8 Romanesque Floor Plans

9 St. Filibert, France, 10c

10 Interior of a Romanesque Cathedral

11 The Gothic Cathedral

12 Gothic Floor Plans

13 Canterbury Cathedral, England

14 Gothic Cathedral Architectural Style
Began in France in the 12c. Pointed arches. Flying buttresses. Stained glass windows. Elaborate, ornate interior. Taller, more airy  lots of light. Lavish sculpture  larger-than-life.

15 Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

16 Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

17 St. Etienne, Bourges, late 12c
“Flying” Buttresses

18 Flying Buttress

19 Gothic “Filigree” Closeups

20 Chartres Cathedral, Paris
Jamb Figures Royal Portal The “Pillar People”

21 Cathedral Gargoyles

22 Stained Glass Windows For the glory of God.
For religious instructions.

23 Notre Dame Cathedral

24 Rose Window Chartres Cathedral, Paris
The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion Plato

25 “Rose” Windows of Various Kinds
Original Design Labyrinth, 1200 Buddhist Mandala

26 Chartres Cathedral Plan for all Rose Windows

27 Which Interior Is Which?

28 Which Vault Is Which?

29 Which Cathedral Style Is Which?

30 Cathedral of Mont-Saint Michel: A Fortress & A Church

31 Main Parts of a Medieval Castle

32 Chauvigny Castle, France, 11c

33 Spanish Castle, 14c

34 Chalice, paten, and straw, mid-13c
Late Medieval Church Art Chalice, paten, and straw, mid-13c Relinquary, late 12c

35 Medieval Tapestries from the Workshops in Flanders
The Lady & the Unicorns, 1511

36 Illuminated Manuscripts

37 Illuminated Manuscripts

38 Printed Psaltar Gregorian Chant

39 Medieval Embroidery The Bayeux Tapestry, 11c

40 Late Medieval Art St. Francis’ Rule Approved Giotto 1288-92?
Tempera on wood and ground gold.

41 Medieval Religious Themes
The Epiphany Giotto 1320 Tempera on wood and ground gold.

42 The Crucifixion Giotto 1305 Tempera on wood and ground gold.

43 The Lamentation Giotto, 1302 Tempera on wood and ground gold.

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