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Canterbury Cathedral, 1175-84 (EARLY ENGLISH GOTHIC)
- Built on top of burned down Norman church.
- Williams of Seines convinces monks to rebuild choir.
- William the Englishman takes over construction.
- BIG pilgrimage church (Canterbury Tales).
- More pronounced transepts (Norman style).
- Nave vaulting = elaborate.
- Piers = not elaborate.
- Interior of cross-tower = more perpendicular style.
- Buttresses. |
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Salisbury Cathedral, 1220-58 (EARLY ENGLISH GOTHIC)
- FULLY EARLY ENGLISH.
⇒ B/C built on new site (unlike most Gothic).
- Built in 38 yrs.
- Has cloister.
⇒ Functioned as an abbey.
- Double transept.
- Ribs don’t follow all the way down.
- More horizontal lines 2 break down vertical height. |
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Lincoln Cathedral, 1192-1280 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC)
- Built from Norman church.
- Cloister on north side -> odd.
- Squared off apse in rear.
- Screen-looking west front.
⇒ To expand original Church appearance?
⇒ Odd. Not seamless.
- Vaults with extra ribbing.
⇒ All vaulting systems in England vary. |
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Ely Cathedral, 1322-36 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC)
- Built on collapsed Norman church.
- William Hurley = designer.
- Vaulting/some piers = timber b/c of weight load (too tall).
⇒ Hard to tell it’s wood. |
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| King's College Chapel, Cambridge |
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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, 1446-1515 (DECORATED/PERPENDICULAR ENGLISH GOTHIC)
- Built during period when sermon aspect of mass = important.
⇒ Smaller church to better acoustics.
- Very simple.
- Most decoration in vaulting.
⇒ Fan vaulting.
- Small buttresses.
- Larger windows.
- Choir separates student seating (front) from townspeople (back). |
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| St. George Church, Nordlingen |
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St. George Church, Nordlingen, 1427-1500 (GERMAN HALL CHURCH)
- Aisles/Nave = same height.
- No transepts.
- Sunny(ish).
- 6 bays to nave.
- Single tower.
- Little decoration (exterior & interior).
- Windows = “punched-out”.
- Small buttresses. |
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| St. Barbara Church, Kutna Hora |
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St. Barbara Church, Kutna Hora, 1388-1512 (GERMAN HALL CHURCH)
- Late German Gothic.
- Silver mines in regions.
- Benedict Reed = designer.
- Nave piers as freestanding elements.
⇒ Thin/delicate. |
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Cologne Cathedral, 1284 (GERMAN FRENCH STYLE GOTHIC)
- Construction paused in 1500s.
- Gothic Revival -> completed 1800s.
- Quad vaulting.
- Triangular tympanum.
- Tall clear story.
- Some glass NOT stained. |
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