CFI-UF 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Barrel Vault, Suger, Laon Cathedral
4 Apr 2016
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Moved from cities into countryside because of the fall of the roman empire: romanesque (1000-1100) Replacement of timber roofs with barrel vaults in the nave, and groin vaults in the aisles. Radiating chapels are added for the display of relics. Sculptors revive the art of monumental reliefs. Introduction of groin vaulting in church naves in conjunction with a three- story elevation: early gothic (1140-1194) Abbot suger begins rebuilding the french royal abbey church at. Saint0denis with rib vaults on pointed arches and stained-glass windows. As at saint-denis, sculpted jamb figures adorn all three portals of the west facade of chartres cathedral. The builders of laon cathedral insert a triforium as the fourth story nave: high gothic (1194-1300) The rebuilt chartres cathedral sets the pattern for high gothic churches: four part nave vaults braced by external flying buttresses, three-story elevation, and stained-glass windows in place of heavy masonry.
