Cathedral Architecture

HUM 111, Week 6 Discussion

“Cathedral Architecture; Art, Literature, and Plague”

Please respond to the following:

· Identify key functions of stained glass windows in the Gothic style. Identify two (2) differences between the Romanesque and Gothic cathedral structures, and discuss which you prefer and why.

· Quote a one (1) or two (2) line section that you enjoy from Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio, or Christine de Pisan. Give your reasons for the choice, and describe the historical significance of that writer. Comment on how the Black Death epidemic (1347-1350 CE) impacted that writer’s work, or if it did.

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Gothic style of cathedral architecture

· Stained glass windows, Chapter 12 (pp. 405-9)

· Stained glass windows – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9727p6ozlYo

· Key differences between Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D20tG65TWic)

Early Renaissance writers

· Boccaccio, Chapter 13, (pp. 443-7, 450, 455-7), Petrarch, (pp. 447-8), Chaucer (pp. 448-450), Christine de Pisan (pp. 447-451)

· The Plague, Chapter 13, (pp. 443-44)

· The Plague –http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_death_of_1348_to_1350.htm

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Romanesque vs Gothic Architecture

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In the Gothic style, stained glass windows were used mainly for learning purposes. This is supported by the fact that the designs in the stained-glass windows depicted different bible scenes. These scenes served as vital tools that helped people to learn and understand Christian beliefs. Blue and red were the main colors that were used to stain the glass windows because they could allow light to enter inside the church.

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