The document provides an overview of Gothic art and architecture from the 12th to 15th centuries in Europe. It discusses key developments and monuments of Early Gothic, High Gothic, and Late Gothic styles. Specifically, it examines the innovations of Abbot Suger at Saint-Denis that established characteristics of French Gothic architecture like rib vaults and stained glass windows. It then analyzes major Gothic cathedrals built in France, including Chartres, Notre-Dame de Paris, Laon, and Amiens, noting their architectural features and sculpture programs.
10. Figure 18-9 Nave elevations of four French Gothic cathedrals at the same scale (after Louis Grodecki): (a) Laon, (b) Paris, (c) Chartres, (d) Amiens. Nave Elevation Comparison for Early/High Gothic Cathedrals 80 ft. 107 ft. 118 ft. 144 ft. Height of nave vaults
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30. Figure 18-27 Hall of the cloth guild, Bruges, Netherlands, begun 1230. Figure 18-28 House of Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France, 1443–1451. Guild Hall – growth of secularization in urban life/ built for clothmakers of Bruges/ shows important role artisans and merchants had in Gothic society/ lofty tower was intended to compete for attention and prestige with towers of city cathedrals New Class of Wealthy Merchants - French trader and financier Jacques Coeur/ example of Late Gothic architecture and a monumental symbol of the period’s new secular spirit/ arranged around courtyard, service areas on ground level, offices and family living upper level/ façade has large section with stained glass, Flamboyant tracery, two doorways (pedestrian and horse/carriage)/ two false windows with servant statues looking down on passing people
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36. Figure 18-37 Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, 1220–1258; west facade completed 1265; spire ca. 1320–1330. Salisbury Cathedral, England (begun 1220) Gothic Outside of France - ENGLAND See Separate PowerPoint for detailed information
37. Figure 18-39 Interior of Salisbury Cathedral (view facing east), Salisbury, England, 1220–1258. Salisbury Cathedral See Separate PowerPoint for detailed information
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40. Figure 18-41 ROBERT and WILLIAM VERTUE, Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London, England, 1503–1519. Late Gothic – Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, England See Separate PowerPoint for detailed information