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Gothic (23)
The architecture of the pointed arch, the rib vault and the flying buttress, which came together to form the fully Gothic style in mid-12th-century France. It spread throughout Europe where it developed local forms.
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New York Carver
· iweb · cached · A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
Gothic Dreams
· cached · An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
Medieval Architecture
· cached · Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic
· iweb · cached · Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.
Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans
· cached · Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.
Medieval French Gothic Architecture and Sculpture
· San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.
St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture
· cached · For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy
· Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.
Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe
· iweb · cached · The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
Gothic Style Brick Buildings
· cached · Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
Medieval Architecture: High Gothic
· cached · Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
European Route of Brick Gothic
· cached · Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
Earthlore: Gothic Dreams
· cached · A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
Gothic Art and Architecture
· cached · Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.
The Nature of Gothic
· cached · An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture
· An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.
The Age of Carpentry: The New Art and Society in Plantagent England
· cached · In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations.
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