Gothic Lecture
12.0 Europe in Gothic Period. Cluster N. France, Colologn, other in Germ
Eng Gloucester.
For fr we’ll look at Saint Denis, Saint chapelle, Amiens.
12.1 Choir and ambulatory St Denmis, France 1140-44. not separate chapels but l
patheway.
12.2 Ambulatory Abbey Ch of Saint=Denis
King’s characterization of Gothic:p, 285 negative name being barbaric by 18th c
critics, who preferred classical design, round arch.
Gothic soar upward, intersecting lines of pointed arch. Inspiration from high trees,
some columns as in Toulouse resemble trees. 2) lots of light less wall, more window,
pointed like arches, richly colored glass with narrative design of scripture 3( clear
structural elements, exposed, see ribs. Flying buttress external supports allow interior
to be more graceful. Clarify edifice. Like scholasticism of Aquias---ob, thesis, answer
to objection. Outside obj/answer. Force, and trust. She show St Denis.
12.3 W. Façade Saint-Denis ca. 1147-40 You can see tympanum of doors, rose
window at top.
12,12 Nave and Choir Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres. Cath at Chartres. 1940-1
12.13 Axonometirc projection of a high gothic cathedral
12.15Cathedral, Chartres From South.
12.16Transverse section Chartres see buttresses
12.17 Flying Buttress, Chartres.
12.18 N transept chartres see stained glass. Cath still has 180 original stained glass
windows. Filter of light, miraculous light.
12.19 at Chartres Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière Our Lady of the Beautiful
Window. Hundresds of tinted glass held by strps of lead. Assemled like a mosoaic.
14 feet tall
12.20drawings from notebook of 1240 y Villard de Honnecourt documented
buildings. Shows procedure, early draft of geom. Arrangement of wheel of fortune,
and on Lion circle for face, dot between eyes is center, another circle for body.
Perfect forms
p. 403Deatial of Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière see face and halo.
12.26Particularly tall cathedral Amiens. Nave ans die aisle.
12.27comparison of Notre Dame Paris, leave you to see
Chartres, and now Ameiens. Mid 13th. with its rose window of late 15th
12.23 Saint Chapelle From outside, see it is a palace chapel, royal family could pass
in from palace. Buttresses restrained.
12.24’18. Inside almost all stainglasss, with true gilded rib valuts. Built in 7 years to
house Louis IX’s corown of thorns, true cross piece, iron lance, nail from cross, reliqs
from holy land, displayed above altar. Whle building a jewl, a decorated reqliquary..
Possessions of royalty in books resembling in colors and outlines the stain gladss.
12.37 Cruificxion and Deposition of Blanche of Castille 1230—Louis’ mom.
12.38 Moralized bible, also of Blanche of Castille. Image with bible text or
commentary Stacks of circles like wall de3cor of St Chapelle.
12.39Psalter of Saint Louis. Painted architecture direct imitation of Sainte Chapelle.
Bib scene btu in costumes of his day like crusaders.
12.40 David and Goliath Gog tall and has a headache it appears from sling shot of
David. His feet step outside the frame.
So many churches devoted to mary Notred Dame our layd.
12.42 Samlla Virgin owned by a woman Jeanne, a silver gilt and enamel 27 1/2
inches tall Elegant posies, graceful, child touching mother’s lips
12.43 Well known large s ulpture from Notred Dam,e Cath in Paris 14th c. Statue
disemobided, mostly drape, human child playhing,
12.44 secular art, back of a mirror shows Siege of the Castle of Love, from sec work
Romance of the Rose, knights are stroming house in which only women live, at least
until they storm it.
12.45.Second quarter 14th Perpendicular Gothic Eng Late Gothic Cloucester
Cathedral.
Extensive stain glass and light at window, much is clear. Ribs of vault elaborate, a
complete network of ornamentation. “Canopy fluttering above the interior”
12.50Chapel of Henry VII in Chapel at Westminister early 16th c ribs and tracery and
also landternlike knobs hanging, and flags for pageantry.