Birth of Gothic

StudyBlue printing of Birth of Gothic html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-size: 100%; background: transparent; } body { line-height: 1; } blockquote, q { quotes: none; } blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after { content: ''; content: none; } /* remember to define focus styles! */ :focus { outline: 0; } /* remember to highlight inserts somehow! */ ins { text-decoration: none; } del { text-decoration: line-through; } /* tables still need 'cellspacing="0"' in the markup */ table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; } /* end RESET */ .header { min-width:800px; } .logo { padding:6px 20px 2px 20px; margin:0; font-size:25px; font-weight:bold; color:#808285; position:relative; border-bottom: 1px solid #c5c5c5; } .logo-blue { color:#70adc4; } .logo-desc { font-weight:normal; font-size:19px; color:#cccccc; margin-top:50px; position:absolute; display: none; } .back-button { position:absolute; top:20px; right:20px; font-size:13px; line-height:25px; color:rgb(0,175,225); font-weight:normal; } .back-button a { color:rgb(0,175,225); } .instructions { padding:0; margin:0; width:100%; position:relative; color:rgb(100,100,100); } .step-holder { border-left:1px solid #ededed; margin-left:20px; } .steps { padding:15px 0; float:left; width:24%; border-right:1px solid #ededed; text-align:center; } .steps-01 { } .steps-02 { } .steps-03 { } .steps-04 { } .label { padding:5px 10px; } .print-button { } .print-button a { background-color:rgb(0,175,225); color:white; line-height: 19px; padding:9px 8px 5px 30px; font-size:14px; text-decoration:none; background-image: url(images/printer.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 7px 50%; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } .print-button a:hover { background-color:black; } .theNote .content { width: 8.0in !important; margin: 5px auto; padding:20px; background-color:white; } .theNote .header { border-bottom: 1px dashed #C8C8C8; font-size: 17px; padding: 0 0 10px; line-height: 19px; color: #00ADE1; min-width:500px; } .theNote .body { font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding: 10px 0; } .theNote{ padding:6px 0; clear:both; background-color: rgb(200,200,200); } .theNote h3{ color: rgb(100,100,100); } .theNote h1, .theNote h3{ background-color:white; padding:2px 20px; width:8.0in !important; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 15px; } .theNote h1{ padding-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; } .theNote h1:first-child{ font-size: 20px; } .theNote h3 { font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } #options { border: 3px double #ccc; padding: 5px 12px; margin: 10px 50px 10px 20px; float: left; } #info { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding-top: 5px; font-style: italic; } li { margin: 5px 10px 5px 25px; } ul li { list-style: disc; } ol li { list-style: decimal; } img { border: 0; } table { clear: both; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #c5c5c5; border-width: 1px 0; margin: 0; page-break-after: always; } table#page { page-break-after: auto; } td { text-align: center; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #c5c5c5; height: 1.75in; width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; } .leftside { border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 0 15px 0 0; } .bottom td { border-bottom: none; } .clearfix { clear:both; line-height:1px; height:1px; } img { max-width:80%; max-height:150px; margin:20px; } @media print {.header { display: none; } .content .header{ display:inherit; } table { border: 1px dashed #bbb; border-width: 1px 0; } .theNote{ background-color:white; } } Background Gothic as an architectural style first, then becomes courtly style about 100 years later, which effects sculpture and minor arts begins in Isle de Franc, near Paris - odd that it develops in an area that has very little Romanesque development Gothic is french style, a fusion of Anglo-Norman and Burgundian Romanesque architectural styles divide period into EARLY GOTHIC (1140) and HIGH GOTHIC (1200 onward) all elements already existed, just needed to be combined to create new aesthetic GOD IS LIGHT - spiritual truth represented through architecture Abbey Church of St.-Denis (begun 1140) place names are hyphenated important place, because it was sight of burial of first bishop of Paris referred to as the apostle of the Francs St. Denis died in 3rd century beheaded at Hill of the Martyr in N. Paris miracle: body picked up its own head and began to walk northward where body collapsed a shrine was built Abbey Church of St.-Denis was originally martyrdom eventually became Royal necropolis (early royalty and late royalty) during 6th or 7th cent., also became monastery, where monks would pray for souls funded directly by the state, and therefore had a lot of money - important for production of art after fall apart of Carolingians, this was hot spot for royal burial ABBOT SUGER: intellectual who is probably architect, designer of Gothic style had connections - best friend in monastic school has future King Louis VI, and was appointed Abbot of St.-Denis comes from wealthy family and sent to Cathedral school became important adviser to Louis VII scholasticism: increased intellectual pursuits - associated with monasteries - seen as being part of the greater glory of God SCHOLASTICISM: intellectual movement Plato, and important philosopher, said we learn more about divinity through empirical study period of acceptance of liberal arts as main way one could seek out divine truth study of mathematics and writing/expression of thought time of free intellectual query - questioning only reveals faith and spirituality Suger strives to increase prestige of Abbey, and to use wealth Gothic is somewhat propagandist style based on a lie: Suger takes three historic individuals and fuses them into one person St. Denis, DIONYSOS THE AREOPAGITE (one of earliest followers of apostle Paul), PSUEDO-DIONYSOS (writer from Syria, 5th cent., most noted for book CELESTIAL HIERARCHY, depicting heaven - words used about light, radiance) God/Christ are linked with natural phenomenon of light number symbolism used come out of celestial system - number harmonies, geometry empirical studies linked to finding divinity - insperable hallmark of Gothic style: through natural world we see the greater glory of god experience of merging is heightened and fully manifested through physical context (experience becomes the reality)