the omnipresence of religion medieval:. old st. peters once stood on the spot where the basilica of...
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The Omnipresence of Religion
Medieval:
Old St. Peters
once stood on the spot where the Basilica of Saint Peter stands today in Rome from the 4th to 16th centuries
Basilica Ulpiaserved as inspiration
building consisted of •five aisles•a wide central nave•two smaller aisles to each side—each divided by 21 marble columns (all spoils from earlier pagan buildings)
nave
double side aisle
apse
somewhat simplistic precursor to more ornate cathedrals that were to come
Chartres CathedralFrance, 1210-1225
Roman cubilculum—barrel vaulted ceiling
Chartres Cathedral—groin vaulted ceiling
Chartres Cathedral, France, 1210-1225, Suger of St Denishighest vaults in France at time of building
Chartres Cathedral, South Portal, France 1210-1225
section of Chartres Cathedral, France, 1210-1225
cathedral used flying buttresses extensively—these supported the weight of the extremely high vaults
buttress
flying buttress
nave apse
ambulatory
transcept
east end is rounded (apse) with an ambulatory which has five semi-circular chapels radiating from it.
cruciform—92 ft long nave & short transepts to the south and north
transcept
skeletal structure
pointed arch
•used four rib vaults in a rectangular space, instead of six in a square pattern, as in earlier Gothic cathedrals
pointed arch
•skeletal system of supports, from the compound piers all the way up to the springing and transverse and diagonal ribs, allowed large spaces of the cathedral to be free for stained glass work, as well as a towering height
compound piers
infill structure
Rose Window
has three large rose windows: •west front—Last Judgment•north transept—Glorification of the Virgin•south transept—Glorification of Christ
communicating to an illiterate public
Beauvais the mystical quality of
light and the presence of
God
•in some respects the most daring achievement of Gothic architecture•vaulting in the interior exceeds 150 ft •work interrupted in1284 by the collapse of the vaulting of the choir, a disaster that produced a temporary failure of nerve among the masons working in Gothic style
Ste. Chapelle, Paris, 1242-48
•built to house precious relics•in the heart of Paris
Ste. Chapelle, Paris, 1242-48
Ste. Chapelle, Paris, 1242-48
Royal Chapel, Hampton Court Palace, England,
1535
fan vaulting
Chapel of Henry VII at Westminster Abbey, London, 16th century
Thorncrown Chapel, Fay Jones,
Haddon Hall & Penshurst Place
Derbyshire & Kent, England14th - 16th centuries
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, 14th - 16th centuries
oriel
double court crenellated roof line
great hall
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, 14th - 16th centuries
oriel
double courtcrenellated
roof line
great hall
Haddon Hall, Plan, 14th - 16th centuries
great hall
dais
trestle table
trestle table
Penshurst Place
Penshurst Place, Great Hall, Kent, England,
14th - 16th centuries
screen
minstrel’s gallery
quatrefoil
brazier
Penshurst Place, Great Hall, Kent, England14th - 16th centuries
Haddon Hall, Parlor, England14th - 16th centuries
Haddon Hall, Long Gallery, England
14th - 16th centuries
•often located on upper floor•stretched across the entire frontage of the building•served several purposes:
•used for entertaining guests•for taking exercise in the form of walking when the weather was inclement•displaying art collections
Penshurst Place, Long Gallery, England14th - 16th centuries
prayer book •used by laymen for private devotion
• containing prayers or meditations—appropriate to certain hours of the day, days of the week, months or seasons
•shows artist’s depictions of day-to-day life
heavy timber
or
half timber
or
“black & white”
cruck
Gothic Furniture
England, 13th - 16th centuries
Tester bed, France,
13th - 16th centuries
Oak Sideboard, England13th - 16th centuries
Choirstall, England,
13th - 16th centuries
Cress w/ linen-fold motif, England
13th - 16th centuries
Joyned Chair, England, 13th - 16th centuries
“Throne” chair, England, 13th - 16th centuries