ART 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Chartres Cathedral, Barrel Vault, Jamb
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Artists and scholars loved classical antiquity and they knew goths sacked rome. Arches will be pointed, rib vaulting, introduction of flying buttresses. Pointed arch- is more efficient than a round arch, its lighter and does not need as much, flexibility in vaults. Further improvement over vaulting techniques- theyre going to be ribs, ribs that create an x \ Chartres cathedral, begun 1134, rebuilt after 1194 (13-4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18) Its in an ideal location- two rivers intersected near here. Rich area and surrounded by farm land and on the main trade routes. Relic that they had was a piece of cloth, piece ofsilk. Believed the virgin mary wore this when she birthed christ. No tomb of the virgin because christ took her straight up to heaven. Church was built in two parts, in 1134 the front was burned down, then in 1194 fa ade was.
