2. 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

3. 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

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

5. Canterbury Cathedral

6. Canterbury Cathedral – traditional Gothic church, cross shaped

7. 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

8. 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

9. Faith is believing without proof

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

12. Surrounded by a special presence

13. 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

16. Buttress creates aisles on either side

17. Looking from the back towards the front

18. Ceiling of the nave looking towards the back

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

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

21. Chapel of Saints and Martyrs of Our Own Time,

22. 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

23. At the foot of the main alter

24. Chair of the Archbishop

25. King Henry’s Chapel

26. Ceiling in the King Henry chapel

27. Where the nave meets the transept of the cross

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

29. Altar marking location of Thomas Becket's martyrdom

30. King meets Archbishop St. Thomas a’ Becket

31. Pilgrim worn stairs to the shrine of St. Thomas

32. Tomb of King Henry IV

33. The tomb of Archbishop Chichele

34. The tomb of Archbishop Chichele.

35. Who’s that under the Archbishop?

36. Prince Edward, the Black Prince

37. Detail of Prince Edward- Black Prince

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

39. Stories from the New Testament

40. Old Testament stories

41. Noah releases the dove Adam planting

42. Tongues of fire at Pentecost

43. The Crucifixion

44. Close up - The Crucifixion

45. The Resurrection

46. The Resurrection- close-up

47. Close-up Moses striking the stone for water

48. The Entombment

49. The Ascension

50. Pilgrims headed to St. Thomas’ shrine

51. Guilds’ Window

52. Guilds’ Window Guild’s Windows

53. The 15 th century Great Cloister

55. Chaucer The Canterbury Tales

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

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

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

59. 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

60. 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