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Describe the development of Gothic architecture and the ideas that inspired it. Use examples from your text. |
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Describe Suger’s ideas and his architectural innovations. |
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List the elements of Gothic architecture and describe their structural and symbolic purpose. |
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Imagine you are a medieval chronicler. Describe a fictional French town in the thirteenth century, in which a cathedral is being built. What kind of activity is going on? Who is doing what? What are the ambitions of the master builder, the workers, the clergy, and the townspeople? |
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Describe the sculptural program of the Chartres west façade, center portal. What are its stylistic characteristics? What is its purpose and its iconography? |
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Compare and contrast a typical French Romanesque church with a Gothic cathedral. Consider architecture, purpose, and the ideas that inspired them. |
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Imagine you are at Chartres Cathedral. What do you see when you first enter the center west portal? Walk to the south, continue to the east end, continue north and return to the west. Describe what you see. (For reference, visit the following links: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic/chartres/chartres020.jpg and http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic/chartre3.jpg) |
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