Gothic architecture Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CSTU 101-Quiz 5-Chp 15The period of adjustment and synthesis in the early Middle Ages would lead inevitably to a period of cultural balance - correct answer We call this period the High Middle Ages or the late Middle Ages, from about 1000 A.D. to 1400 or 1500 "balance" - correct answer A period of balance is achieved when all of the institutions within that culture coalesce around a common worldview held by a majority of the population for a long period of time. Gothic Architecture - cor...

marcus VIRTUVIUS polliad considered these as the essentials to architecture - firimitas (firmness) utilitas (commodities) Venustas (delight) to build a building you must have - motive, materials, and an ability to build (system of construction) Notre Dame Cathedral LAON FRANCE; What are the main parts of its plan and how does this relate, practically and symbolically to the purpose of a Gothic Cathedral? what are the four parts of the interior elevation of this cathedral? - means "our la...

The 2024/2025 FTCE ART K-12 Revision 3 - Art History and Culture 15% of Exam Q&A Baroque Art Content - CORRECT ANSWER-- 17th and 18th centuries - style propagated by the Catholic Church, monumental works of public art - meant to inspire a sense of awe - illustrated Catholic ideas, biblical or mythical depictions - Sculptures showed movement Baroque Art Context - CORRECT ANSWER-- included allegories (stories with hidden meaning/messages) - 1732 Trevi Fountain in Rome - overly ornate s...

Interior Design Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Design Thinking is "a formal method for practical, creative resolution of problems or issues, with the intent of an improved future result". - Correct Answer ️️ - True Which of the following was NOT one of the contributors to the development or training of design thinking? - Correct Answer ️️ -Christian von Ehrenfels Identify the five active steps of design thinking listed in the correct order: - Correct Answer ️️ -...

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION correct answers -started in England and spread throughout Europe and America -It is a change from an agrarian, handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture Industrialization in America 3 important developments correct answers 1. Transportation was expanded. 2. Electricity was effectively harnessed. 3. Improvements were made to industrial processes accelerating production Impact on Architecture correct answers 1. Steel, glass & iron crea...

Dome - ANSWERarrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and the tops meet in the center Vernacular architecture - ANSWERconstructing with locally available materials Vault - ANSWERseries of arches that form a continuous arched covering Structural steel - ANSWERcontains iron and carbon making it harder and tougher and more resistant to corrosion Keystone - ANSWERcrown at the top of an arch that serves to lock all other stones into place Reinforced concrete - ANSWERmate...

History of Architecture Exam 1 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Vitruvius - -(ca. 80 BC - ca. 15 BC), Roman architect, engineer and writer De Architectura - -On Architecture; written by Vitruvius; identifies three essentials of architecture: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas Firmitas - -architecture must be solidly built Utilitas - -architecture must serve a specific purpose venustas - -architecture must be beautiful Compression - -Stress that squeezes rock until it fold...

What was the city of Florence considered to be from c. 1150 to 1300? - Paris For what contribution is Abbot Suger most famous - He introduced The major features which defined Gothic architecture? What were the two major characteristics of Gothic architecture? - Increased height and Stainglass windows What made possible the increased height of Gothic cathedrals? - The pointed arch Which medieval cathedral is famous for its 173 stained glass windows? - Chartres What was the specific reaso...

altarpiece a panel, painted or sculpted, situated above and behind an altar Annunciation scene/event where Gabriel was like "yo ur gonna have a bby now" and Mary was "okee thanks follow me on insta" Arcadian depictions of an idyllic place w/ rural peace and simplicity. Renaissance and later artists basically stole this from the Arcadian region of Greece, because, you know, humanism and shit atmospheric perspective it says see perspective but also how do you not know ...

Study Guide Module 6 (CSTU 101 LUO) University - correct answer A place for higher education that came to be at about 1000 AD. Dante Alighieri - correct answer An Italian writer who wrote the greatest medieval literary masterpiece, *The Divine Comedy* Roger Bacon - correct answer A disciple of Robert Grosseteste, who encouraged scientists not to rely on reasoning alone, but to make observations and experiment. Illuminations - correct answer Hand-colored decorative drawings used to enha...