Art 310 (Week 14)
Medieval Art

Erik Inglis, Department of Art


St.Denis Abbey Church
Ambulatory
French Gothic
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

Post & Lintel Construction

Post & Lintel Construction

The Arch

The Barrel Vault

The Barrel Vault
Construction Diagram
11-12th C
Santiago de Compostela

Thrust Diagram
Transmitting Thrust

The Groin Vault

St. Madeleine
Interior of Nave
1104-1132
Vezelay, France

St. Madeleine
Interior of Nave (detail)
1104-1132
Vezelay, France

St. Madeleine
Interior of Side Aisle
1104-1132
Vezelay, France

Dynamics of Arches

The Pointed Arch

Groin Vaults
Rectangular Bay of
Cut Stone with Stilting

St. Foy, Plan
French Romanesque
ca. 1080
Conques, France

St. Foy, Ambulatory
French Romanesque
ca. 1080
Conques, France

St.Denis Abbey Church
Double Ambulatory
French Gothic
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

St.Denis Abbey Church
Ambulatory Vaults
French Gothic
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

St.Denis Abbey Church
Chapel Vaults
French Gothic
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

St.Denis Abbey Church
Chapel Vault
French Gothic
1140-45
Paris, St. Denis

Sens Cathedral, Plan
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

Sens Cathedral
Chapel of St. Jean
View of Choir
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

Sens Cathedral
Ambulatory
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

Sens Cathedral
Nave Interior
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

Sens Cathedral
Apse & Choir Vaults
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

Sens Cathedral
Elevation of Nave
(reconstruction)
French Gothic
ca.1150
Sens, France

St. Madeleine
Interior View of Sanctuary
from the Southwest
French Gothic
early 12th C
Vezelay, France

St. Madeleine
Interior View of Choir
French Gothic
early 12th C
Vezelay, France

Noyon Cathedral
Interior View of South Transept
from the Nave
1150-85
Noyon, France

Noyon Cathedral
Bays of the Nave
1150-85
Noyon, France

Noyon Cathedral
View of South Transept, Choir
& Ruined Bishop's Chapel
1150-85
Noyon, France

Laon Cathedral
View of Towers
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral, Plan
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
View of Nave Looking East
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
Four Storey Elevation of Nave
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
South Side of Choir
& South Transept
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
Upper Chapel in North Transept
Viewed from the West
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
Choir Section
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
Tribune Roof (detail)
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
View of Transept from Southeast
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
North Middle Wall of Nave
Viewed from the Southeast
1165-75
Laon, France

Laon Cathedral
Interior of North Transept Tribune
1165-75
Laon, France

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