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S. Maria Novella, Florence, 1279-1310
Interior
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plain walls, simple, polychrome and stained glass but no elaborate sculptures
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ribbed, domed vaults to minimize lateral thrust, no need for flying buttresses, support system is concealed under aisle roof
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narrow and open between aisles and nave, making it bright and airy
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good for preaching to congregation, smaller scale church
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aisle windows are small and punch-out style
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clerestory windows are small and circular
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no need for huge windows in this area
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3 stained glass windows in the choir
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SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1333-1430
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Dominican Order
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finished late... into the start of the Renaissance
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dome vaults over square bay, similar to s. Maria Novella
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minimized building weight, foundation wooded, built with b rick, wooden vaults, and stone ribbs for support
Interior
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transverse arches, rinns
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tie-rods
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small circular windows in clerestory
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minimalist rose window
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minimal decoration
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choir built in 1390, polygonal aspe w/ 3 tiers of windows that start at the floor and reach cieling, emphasis on vertical, hierarchy - brightest space
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Milan Cathedral, 1387-1572
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largest, most ambitious italian gothic church
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no flying buttresses
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emphasis on the vertical
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lots of sculpture and elaborate decoration
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5 part entrance
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front motif wraps all the way around cathedral,not just a western front
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high nave (157') that steps down
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shallow transept
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ambulatory
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square aisle bays (squares considered perfect and used only in important places
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domed vaults in aisles, reinforced with tie-rods
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interior lacks openness, dark
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small clerestory windows
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tiered down aisles
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elaborate floortiles, super intricate exterior
Master Builder Controvery
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Simone Orsengo was orig. master builder
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second guessed 2 years after start, project reassigned to a new builder twice
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Gabe Stornoloco's idea used, nave 3x height of outermost aisle (triangular)
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consultation continued forover a decade and was recorded
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