This lecture looks again at Gothic architecture from the standpoints
of artistic composition, cultural expression, and spiritual meaning.
1. Chartres Cathedral, interior, begun 1194 [
081 nave interior;
084 side aisle view;
116 detail clerestory, triforium, and springing of
rib vaults]; figs. 367--369.
(Rayonnant style)
3. Ste.-Chapelle, Paris, 1243-48 [
082 old miniature view of interior;
271 interior today]; figs. 385--386.Key works:
(High Gothic 1200-1300)
2. Amiens Cathedral, begun 1220, completed about 1275 [
273 transverse section through choir;
272 interior nave elevation;
275 aerial view;
274 facade view today]; figs. 347--349.
4. City planning in Siena, Italy, and the Piazza del Campo, 13-14th c.; fig. 432.
Works in context:
Names: