FAH102H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chartres Cathedral, Roman Sculpture, Conques
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Lecture 4: two major forces shaped everyday life & spatial environment in the middle ages: religion & economy, with the collapse of the western roman empire, the christian church was headquartered in rome. The church became an important source of cultural unity. However, there is now a cross shaped plan added. The curve of the basilica was also more elaborated: different functions could be happening in the church at the same time. It is a simple stone exterior with elaborate carvings over the door (example of. Islam forbids the representation of god or religious figures so the designs usually follow vegetal designs like flowers to avoid representation of human figures. Writing is an important source of ornamentation in islamic art. In christianity, there was the traditional making of art works that represented human figures like jesus or the christian saints. In the center of the city, there is a building in the middle of the plaza called.
