ARHI 2300 1st Edition Lecture 20Outline of Last Lecture I. Dome of the Rock, Early Islamic, 687 - 692 CEII. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Islamic, 8th – 10th century CEOutline of Current Lecture I. Saint Sernin, Romanesque, ca. 1070 – 1120Current LectureI. Saint Sernin, Romanesque, ca. 1070 – 1120 a. Location: Toulouse, France i. During this time, people started to travel and make pilgrimagesb. Saint Sernin is an important pilgrimage churchi. Pilgrimages could last up to a yearii. Along the pilgrimage routes, towns with hotels/churches sprang up every 20 milesc. Dedicated of St. Sernin (AKA St. Saturninus), Bishop of Toulouse, early 3rd century CE i. He wouldn’t renounce his faith, and so he was tied to a bull and dragged throughout the town and over a clifd. Reliquary- container for holy relicsi. Reliquary of St. Sernin here e. Floor plan like a Latin cross- similar to Old St. Peter’sThese 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.i. Narthex (entrance made to accommodate many people), nave, aisles, transept, apseii. Relics are displayed in the radiating chapels for people to come view 1. A lot of activity while mass is going on iii. Changes are made to accommodate all of the pilgrims1. A pilgrimage church has radiating chapels and an ambulatory in the apse2. Chevet- - has ambulatory going around the alter and radiating chapels. This is how you know that this is a pilgrimage type church3. Nave bay- set up so that it is half the size of the crossing4. Aisle bay- a forth of the size of the crossingiv. Barrel vault- extend the archv. Groin vault- two barrel vaults intersect one another1. Barrel vaulted ceiling2. Groin vaults in the aislesvi. Round arches Roman Romanesque stylevii. Clerestory windows: windows above a roof line flanking the naveviii. Tribune or tribune gallery: a gallery over the inner aisle flanking the nave (makes room for as many people as possible)f. Sculpture- Christ In his Majesty, or Maiestas Dominii. One hand upraised, other hand holding a bookii. Surrounded by angel, eagle, ox, and a lion (the tetramorphs of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)iii. Reminder of last judgment /end of the worldg. Made of stone construction i. Doesn’t burn down ii. Doesn’t have to be replaced iii. Acoustics so people can hear the mass and music, despite the fact that there is always movement going
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