sacred geometry the gothic cathedral, dante’s divine comedy and gothic music
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Sacred GeometrySacred GeometryThe Gothic Cathedral, Dante’s The Gothic Cathedral, Dante’s Divine Divine
ComedyComedy and Gothic Music and Gothic Music
God the GeometerGod the Geometer
The Geometry of the The Geometry of the CosmosCosmos
Numbers and Christian Numbers and Christian SymbolismSymbolism
The School of Chartres The School of Chartres and Plato’s and Plato’s TimaeusTimaeus
The Age of SynthesisThe Age of Synthesis
ScholasticismScholasticism The Interconnectedness of LifeThe Interconnectedness of Life
Divine PlanDivine PlanSocial OrderSocial OrderChurch OrderChurch Order
VisionVisionObservableObservableHiddenHiddenSymbolicSymbolic
Abbot Suger and St. DenisAbbot Suger and St. Denis ““[t]he entire sanctuary is thus pervaded by [t]he entire sanctuary is thus pervaded by
a wonderful and continuous light entering a wonderful and continuous light entering through the most sacred windows....The through the most sacred windows....The work which nobly shines makes our minds work which nobly shines makes our minds shine so that they may go through the true shine so that they may go through the true lights to the true light, where Christ is the lights to the true light, where Christ is the true door.”true door.”
The new architectureThe new architecture Ribbed groin vaultsRibbed groin vaults Flying ButtressesFlying Buttresses Pointed arches Pointed arches Arcade above the nave and choir Arcade above the nave and choir
colonnadescolonnades The introduction of stained glass, The introduction of stained glass,
“garnished with all manner of precious “garnished with all manner of precious stones” (Revelation 21:19).stones” (Revelation 21:19).
Architectural formatArchitectural format
Based on Plan Based on Plan developed during developed during Romanesque.Romanesque. Choir has been Choir has been
lengthened.lengthened. Transept has been Transept has been
shortened.shortened.
Uniform geometrical Uniform geometrical system applied to plan system applied to plan and elevation.and elevation.
Interior ModificationsInterior Modifications
Pointed ArchPointed ArchRib vaultsRib vaultsArcade above naveArcade above nave
Chartres Cathedral West FacadeChartres Cathedral West Facade
Application of the Golden Application of the Golden Mean to the façade as a Mean to the façade as a whole.whole.
Tripartite division: tower Tripartite division: tower and doors.and doors.
Tripartite division: doors, Tripartite division: doors, lancets and rose window.lancets and rose window.
Three doors and three Three doors and three lancets with larger central lancets with larger central door/window. door/window.
Central Portal: Last JudgmentCentral Portal: Last Judgment
Observer leaves physical Observer leaves physical world behindworld behind
Visionary image of Christ Visionary image of Christ in mandorlain mandorla
Four symbols of the Four symbols of the EvangelistsEvangelists
12 Disciples with Enoch 12 Disciples with Enoch and Eliasand Elias
North PortalNorth Portal
Ascension or Christ Ascension or Christ Before CreationBefore Creation
Labors of the Month Labors of the Month (Harvesting and Pruning (Harvesting and Pruning the Vine) and Signs of the the Vine) and Signs of the Zodiac (Cancer and Zodiac (Cancer and Aries) Aries)
South PortalSouth Portal
Portal of the VirginPortal of the Virgin New prominence of the New prominence of the
VirginVirgin Mary as emblem of purityMary as emblem of purity
Tympanum and LintelTympanum and Lintel Virgin EnthronedVirgin Enthroned Presentation of Jesus in Presentation of Jesus in
the Templethe Temple Annunciation, Visitation Annunciation, Visitation
and Nativityand Nativity Shepherd and tension Shepherd and tension
between Man as corrupt between Man as corrupt and goodness of Creationand goodness of Creation
South Portal, VoussoirsSouth Portal, Voussoirs
Seven Liberal Arts as Seven Liberal Arts as women on the outside.women on the outside.
Bearded men as Bearded men as philosophers associated philosophers associated with eachwith each
Pythagors and Music; Pythagors and Music; Donatus and GrammarDonatus and Grammar Dependence of secular Dependence of secular
learning on divine wisdomlearning on divine wisdom Important enough to be Important enough to be
included in theological included in theological image image
West end windows from the interiorWest end windows from the interior
Symbolism of the RoseSymbolism of the Rose
Circles and numbersCircles and numbers
Pointing toward the HolyPointing toward the Holy
West Portal Lancet WindowsWest Portal Lancet Windows
Tree of Jesse: Christ’s Tree of Jesse: Christ’s predecessorspredecessors
Incarnation WindowIncarnation WindowPassion WindowPassion Window
““La Belle Vierge”La Belle Vierge”
Contemporary with west Contemporary with west lancetslancets
Mary enthroned in Mary enthroned in heavenheaven
Good Samaritan Window and Creation Good Samaritan Window and Creation of Adam and Eveof Adam and Eve
Window donors (bakers), Signs of Window donors (bakers), Signs of Zodiac, 3 Kings from Incarnation Zodiac, 3 Kings from Incarnation
WindowWindow
Dante degli Alighieri, 1265-1321Dante degli Alighieri, 1265-1321
Florentine poetFlorentine poetExplored theme of Love Explored theme of Love
in poets to Beatricein poets to BeatriceExiled from Florence in Exiled from Florence in
1301 and never returned1301 and never returnedComposed the Composed the Divine Divine
ComedyComedy, an epic poem, , an epic poem, in Tuscan Italian in Tuscan Italian elevating the latter as an elevating the latter as an important language and important language and the former as the the former as the standardstandard
Formal Structure of the Divine ComedyFormal Structure of the Divine Comedy
Three canticas of 33 cantos each plus an Three canticas of 33 cantos each plus an additional introductory canto for the first canticaadditional introductory canto for the first cantica
Composed in Composed in terza rimaterza rima, 3-line verses, each line , 3-line verses, each line 11 syllables long with a rhyme scheme, ABA 11 syllables long with a rhyme scheme, ABA BCB CDC that ties the verses to each other and BCB CDC that ties the verses to each other and compels forward movement.compels forward movement.
Content Structure of the Content Structure of the Divine Divine ComedyComedy
Epic journey from Inferno to Purgatorio and Epic journey from Inferno to Purgatorio and finally Paradisofinally Paradiso
Inferno consists of 9 circles in which each Inferno consists of 9 circles in which each condemned receives appropriate torture.condemned receives appropriate torture.
Purgatorio with 7 terraces each associated with Purgatorio with 7 terraces each associated with one of the deadly sins.one of the deadly sins.
Paradiso comprised of nine spheres of Heaven.Paradiso comprised of nine spheres of Heaven.Begins his journey on Holy Thursday 1300 Begins his journey on Holy Thursday 1300
guided by Vergil, author of the Aeneidguided by Vergil, author of the AeneidEnters Paradiso with the help of BeatriceEnters Paradiso with the help of Beatrice
Dante holding a copy of his Dante holding a copy of his Divine Divine Comedy Comedy in a painting by Micheliniin a painting by Michelini
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