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The purpose of this tutorial on Romanesque and Gothic Architecture is: ... To develop a precise descriptive architectural vocabulary for Romanesque and Gothic architectures. All words in bold type are found in the glossary which can be reached by clicking on the term.
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Because of the more complex arrangement of spaces, the portion east of the transept in the Romanesque period is referred to as the choir rather than apse, the term used to describe the semicircular space east of an Early Christian or Byzantine transept or nave. ... Right: Notre-Dame, Amiens, French Gothic Cathedral,
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Architecture question: Difference between romanesque and gothic? Prevalent from the 9th through 12th centuries CE, Romanesque architecture combined the influences of Roman and Byzantine styles. The style ... What are the similarties between Romanesque and Gothic? What is the difference between Romanesque and Gothic '?
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The Romanesque period was from approximately 800 A.D. ... Due to the weight of the stone ceiling, the wall of the church had to be very thick. Windows had to be small to keep the strength of the wall strong. Because of this, the churches interior was dim. This was not solved till the gothic church design was used.
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The term Gothic was first used during the later Renaissance, and as a term of contempt. Says Vasari, "Then arose new architects who after the manner of their barbarous nations erected buildings in that style which we call Gothic", while Evelyn but expresses the mental attitude of his own time when he writes,
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Cell One of the compartments of a groin or rib VAULT, in the Romanesque period usually of plastered rubble, in the Gothic period of neatly coursed stones; the earliest known example is St. ... 3. A name often given to Romanesque and Gothic pillars varying from a square to composite secti on (see COMPOUND PIER). [p. 243]
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; Speyer Cathedral; German Romanesque ... ; St. Etienne, Caen; French Romanesque, vaulted 1115-1120 ... ; Abbey of St. Denis; French Early Gothic, 1144...
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Gothic architecture was noted for its flying buttresses ... The primary characteristics of Romanesque Architecture were Roman in origin. Large internal spaces were topped by barrel vaults on thick, squat columns and piers. ... Romanesque and Gothic...
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The differences between the Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and neo-Classical are fairly easy to identify. The Romanesque has a simple, solid, look. The Gothic is refined and highly spiritual, larger than life, while the Baroque is lavish and colorful.
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