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| big spce in which aisles run along the beside |
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| were transept and central vessel meet |
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| space running horizontally to the central vessel |
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| the semicirlce or recess at the end of a Christian church opposite the main entry, or in a wall of a Roman basilica |
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| more space between the crossing and the apse; where the clergy would stand; on the diagram this space is criss-crossed |
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| the new secondary transept near the entrance; now serves as the transition from secular to sacred; for all intents and purposes, it is the collapsing down of the atrium and the narthex |
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| two columns than a pier, two columns then a pier, etc; in the groundplan, columns are squares that are filled in, and piers are the squares not filled in |
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the square-like dimensions/proportions of the crossing dictates the overall ground plan of the church; piers help establish this idea; opens the space up to have a metaphorical meaning, and allow the proportions to relate to the idea of the divine
groundplan:
3: a sacred number (the Holy Trinity)
4: four sides of a square (four evangelist, four gospels..)
4x3=12 (the 12 apostles) |
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| top of central vessel; series of shallow arches |
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| above triforium; series of windows |
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| expensive material; monumental casting |
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| spiritual authority trumping temporal authority because man is flawed |
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| recognition of a higher power |
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| during the relative peace throughout Europe, people began to travel around to see important monuments and relics |
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| purpose of pilgrimage was to recieve this; these were like extra credit for one's soul, and were thought to shorten the time one spent in purgatory (the holding place in between heaven and hell) |
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| the 3rd reformation to visit; least expensive |
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| wrote a 12th century handbook/guide to all the routes taken to see these relics and monuments |
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| signify something spiritual happening on earth |
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shaped like a true Latin Cross
Central vessel is elongated, and the Nave is also longer
is a choir and piers but no atrium bc there is now a westwork
transept is much wider now because it includes an aisle
ambulatory/radiating chapel |
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| goes all the way around the apse and the transept and leads to the Radiating Chapel or Apsidal Chapel |
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| Radiating Chapel or Apsidal Chapel |
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| protrusions on the transept where reliquaries with their relics held |
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| exterior structuring system that reflects what happens in the interior |
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central vessel with these; give a Romanesque feel to the structure
-similar to a triumphal arch but on a bigger scale
-stone on vaults is very difficult to work with and expensive
-lends itself to idea of Ancient Rome |
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| the semi circular space above the door of the portal |
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| space right under the tympanum that is supported by the Door Jambs on either side |
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| system that wraps around the entire portal |
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| gave city and church the Tunic of the Virgin |
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| the relic that was thought to be dropped during Mary's ascension into Heaven |
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| regardless of status, everyone in town was involved in rebuilding the church; church becomes a symbol of civic pride (Notre Dame de Chartres Cathedral) |
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| key Gothic feature; on top of westwork--as one enters the church, one sees this seemingly infinite point that seems to point to the heavens |
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| above colonnade arcade - gothic arch with pointed spier tip |
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stone vaulting on ceiling; similar to those of Hagia Sophia
groin vault: point where two barrel vaults intersect
Ribbed: highlighting/articulating the intersections where the joints are; continued down into engaged column |
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| protrudes from the wall therefore carrying weight away and to the ground; casts shadows (holes allow light to hit stained glass...key innovation of gothic period) |
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