chapter 13 the medieval synthesis in the arts (ca. 1000–1300)
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Chapter 13
The Medieval Synthesis in the Arts
(ca. 1000–1300)
The Romanesque Pilgrimage Church
The role of relics
Santiago de Compostela
Romanesque style construction Saint-Sernin at Toulouse
Sainte Madeleine at Vézelay
Romanesque sculpture
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The Gothic Cathedral
“Bible in stone” Representations in stained glass and carvings to teach the illiterate congregation the stories of the Gospels
Virgin Mary Principle intercessor between God and the Christian believer
Chartres
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Gothic Sculpture and Stained Glass
Glass tapestries
Abbot Suger: lux nova
Light symbolism
The windows at Chartres
Sainte Chapelle: medieval “Jewel box”
Grotesques and gargoyles
Flying buttresses
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Medieval Painting
Decorative abstraction
Psalter of Saint Swithin
Psalter of Blanche of Castile
Medieval manuscripts
Altarpieces
Imitations of ornamental vocabulary of Gothic architecture and stained glass windows
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Medieval Music
Early medieval embellishments
Liturgical drama
Development of notation
Polyphony
The dies irae (Day of Wrath) hymn
The motet
Instrumental music
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