ARCH 250 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Lecture 1 I. Historical events of the 12th and 13th centuriesII. The Church in Medieval SocietyIII. Guiding concepts in Medieval church designa. The importance of lightb. The importance of orderIV. Ritual organization within cathedralsOutline of Lecture 2 I. Abbey Church of St. Denisa. St. Denisb. Abbott SugerII. Notre Dame at Laona. Notably Gothic elementsAbbey Church of St. Denis // Paris, France // 1137-1144French royal monasteryburial place for royaltySt. Denis :missionary sent from Italy to Francefirst Bishop of Parismartyred for his faith in Paris at Montmartre (“martyr hill”) in 3rd centurydecapitated, carries head 6 miles north to Christian community, buried cephalophore: a saint depicted as holding his/her own headSt. Denis became patron saint of France5th cent. first chapel built by Genevieve 7th – 18th cent. French royal monastery8th – 9th cent. Carolingian basilica builtAbbott Suger :These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Lux Nova = “New Light”Suger’s design of the church was inspired by:descriptions of Solomon’s templeHagia Sophia in Constantinoplewritings of St. DenisNote the rose window on West façadestained glass and stone traceryTree of Jesse: visual lineage of ChristAbbot Suger appears in one panel presenting the window to Christ3 portals — central portal depicting the Last Judgment (1137 - 1140)“aspiration to height” -- 1 tower on West facadeHas nooks or battlements like a castleProtection from robbers; churches hold valuable items like vessels and relicsCity-wide protection from marauders like the Vikings and Gothsdouble ambulatory with radiating chapelsHoly land in the East procession from entrance on West to altar in East becomes code by 6th centuryfacade shows Romanesque elements: portals w/ round arches and towersNotre Dame at Laon, France // 1155-1205Best example of pure early Gothic architecture (no Romanesque elements)1155 – 1175 construction of choir and transepts under B. Gautier de Mortagnec. 1205 nave, Western front, crossing tower addedNotably Gothic elements:2 towers w/ openwork turrets to hold bellsArcaded, open galleriesCentral rose window flanked by lancet windowsTriple portal w/ pinnaclesFlying buttressesCattle/oxen in towers — debt to animals who transported stone to the site and made construction possibleStructural elementsPointed archRib vaultsFlying buttressesInterior hierarchy: arcade —> gallery —> triforum —> clerestoryHas no chapels, apse, or
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