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Canterbury Cathedral, 1175-84 (EARLY ENGLISH GOTHIC) - Built on top of burned down Norman church. - Williams of Seines convinces monks to rebuild choir. - William the Englishman takes over construction. - BIG pilgrimage church (Canterbury Tales). - More pronounced transepts (Norman style). - Nave vaulting = elaborate. - Piers = not elaborate. - Interior of cross-tower = more perpendicular style. - Buttresses. |
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Salisbury Cathedral, 1220-58 (EARLY ENGLISH GOTHIC) - FULLY EARLY ENGLISH. ⇒ B/C built on new site (unlike most Gothic). - Built in 38 yrs. - Has cloister. ⇒ Functioned as an abbey. - Double transept. - Ribs don’t follow all the way down. - More horizontal lines 2 break down vertical height. |
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Lincoln Cathedral, 1192-1280 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC) - Built from Norman church. - Cloister on north side -> odd. - Squared off apse in rear. - Screen-looking west front. ⇒ To expand original Church appearance? ⇒ Odd. Not seamless. - Vaults with extra ribbing. ⇒ All vaulting systems in England vary. |
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Ely Cathedral, 1322-36 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC) - Built on collapsed Norman church. - William Hurley = designer. - Vaulting/some piers = timber b/c of weight load (too tall). ⇒ Hard to tell it’s wood. |
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King's College Chapel, Cambridge |
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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, 1446-1515 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC) - Built during period when sermon aspect of mass = important. ⇒ Smaller church to better acoustics. - Very simple. - Most decoration in vaulting. ⇒ Fan vaulting. - Small buttresses. - Larger windows. - Choir separates student seating (front) from townspeople (back). |
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St. George Church, Nordlingen |
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St. George Church, Nordlingen, 1427-1500 (GERMAN HALL CHURCH) - Aisles/Nave = same height. - No transepts. - Sunny(ish). - 6 bays to nave. - Single tower. - Little decoration (exterior & interior). - Windows = “punched-out”. - Small buttresses. |
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St. Barbara Church, Kutna Hora |
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St. Barbara Church, Kutna Hora, 1388-1512 (GERMAN HALL CHURCH) - Late German Gothic. - Silver mines in regions. - Benedict Reed = designer. - Nave piers as freestanding elements. ⇒ Thin/delicate. |
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Cologne Cathedral, 1284 (GERMAN FRENCH STYLE GOTHIC) - Construction paused in 1500s. - Gothic Revival -> completed 1800s. - Quad vaulting. - Triangular tympanum. - Tall clear story. - Some glass NOT stained. |
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