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Ambulatory and radiating chapels, abbey church, Saint-Denis, France, 1140-1144 |
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Plan of the choir, abbey church, of Saint-Denis (after Sumner Crosby), France, 1140-1144 |
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Vaults of the ambulatory and radiating chapels of the choir, abbey church, of Saint-Denis, France, 1140-1144. |
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Aerial view from the northwest of Chartres Cathedral, France, begun 1134; rebuilt after 1194 |
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Royal Portal, west façade, Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1145-1155. |
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Old Testament queen and two kings, jamb statues, central doorway of Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1145-1155. |
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West façade of Laon Cathedral, France, begun ca. 1190 |
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Plan of Laon Cathedral, France, ca. 1160-1205; choir extended after 1210 (after Ernst Gall |
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Nave of Laon Cathedral (view facing east), France, begun ca. 1190 |
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Nave elevations of four French Gothic cathedrals at the same scale (after Louis Grodecki): (a) Laon, (b) Paris, (c) Chartres, (d) Amiens |
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Notre-Dame (view from the south), Paris, France, begun 1163; nave and flying buttresses, ca. 1180–1200; remodeled after 1225 |
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Plan of Chartres Cathedral, France, as rebuilt after 1194 (after Paul Frankl). |
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Nave of Chartres Cathedral (view facing east), France, begun 1194. |
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Virgin and Child and angels (Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière), window in the choir of Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1170, with 13th-century side panels. Stained glass, 16’ X 7’ 8". |
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Rose window and lancets, north transept, Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1220. Stained glass, rose window approx. 43’ in diameter |
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Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory, jamb statues, Porch of the Confessors (right doorway), south transept, Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1220–1230 |
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Saint Theodore, jamb statue, Porch of the Martyrs (left doorway), south transept, Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1230. |
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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, plan of Amiens Cathedral, France, 1220-1288 (after Paul Frankl |
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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, nave of Amiens Cathedral (view facing east), France, begun 1220. |
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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, choir vaults of Amiens Cathedral, France, begun 1220 |
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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, west façade of Amiens Cathedral, France, begun 1220 |
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Christ (Beau Dieu), trumeau statue of central doorway, west façade, Amiens Cathedral, France, ca. 1220-1235. |
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West façade of Reims Cathedral, France, ca. 1225-1290 |
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Visitation, jamb statues of central doorway, west façade, Reims Cathedral, France, ca. 1230 |
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Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, 1243-1248 |
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Interior of the upper chapel, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, 1243-1248. |
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Virgin and Child (Virgin of Paris), Notre-Dame, Paris, France, early 14th century. |
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West façade of Saint-Maclou, Rouen, France, ca. 1500-1514. |
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Aerial view of the fortified town of Carcassonne, France. Bastions and towers, 12th-13th centuries, restored by EUG"NE VIOLLET-LE-DUC in the 19th century |
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House of Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France, 1443-1451 |
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VILLARD DE HONNECOURT , figures based on geometric shapes, folio 18 verso of a sketchbook, from Paris, ca. 1220-1235. Ink on vellum, 9 1/4" X 6". Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris |
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God as architect of the world, folio 1 verso of a moralized Bible, from Paris, ca. 1220-1230. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, 13 1/2" X 8 1/4". ÷sterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. |
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Blanche of Castile, Louis IX, and two monks, dedication page (folio 8 recto) of a moralized Bible, from Paris, France, 1226-1234. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, 15" X 10 1/2". Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. |
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Abraham and the three angels, folio 7 verso of the Psalter of Saint Louis, from Paris, France, 1253-1270. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, 5" X 3 1/2". Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. |
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MASTER HONORÉ , David anointed by Samuel and battle of David and Goliath, folio 7 verso of the Breviary of Philippe le Bel, from Paris, France, 1296. Ink and tempera on vellum, 77/8" X 47/8". Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. |
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JEAN PUCELLE, David before Saul, folio in the Belleville Breviary, from Paris, France, ca. 1325. Ink and tempera on vellum, 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris |
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Virgin of Jeanne d’Evreux, from the abbey church of Saint-Denis, France, 1339. Silver gilt and enamel, 27 1/2" high. Louvre, Paris |
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The Castle of Love and knights jousting, lid of a jewelry casket, from Paris, France, ca. 1330-1350. Ivory and iron, 4 1/2" X 9 3/4". Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
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Salisbury Cathedral (view from the southwest), England, 1220-1258; west façade completed 1265; spire ca. 1320-1330. |
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Plan of Salisbury Cathedral, England, 1220-1258 |
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Nave of Salisbury Cathedral (view facing east), England, 1220-1258. |
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Choir of Gloucester Cathedral (view facing east), England, 1332-1357 |
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Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London, England, 1503-1519 |
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Tomb of Edward II, Gloucester Cathedral, England, ca. 1330-1335. |
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RICHARD DE BELLO (?), Mappamundi (world map) of Henry III, ca. 1277-1289. Tempera on vellum, approx. 5’ 2" X 4’ 4". Hereford Cathedral, England. |
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GERHARD OF COLOGNE, Cologne Cathedral (view from the southwest), Germany, begun 1248; nave, façade, and towers completed 1880. |
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Choir of Cologne Cathedral (view facing east), Germany, completed 1322. |
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Saint Elizabeth (view from the southeast), Marburg, Germany, 1235-1283 |
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Interior of Saint Elizabeth (view facing west), Marburg, Germany, 1235-1283 |
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Death of the Virgin, tympanum of left doorway, south transept, Strasbourg Cathedral, France, ca. 1230. |
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Ekkehard and Uta, statues in the west choir, Naumburg Cathedral, Germany, ca. 1249-1255. Painted limestone, approx. 6’ 2" high. |
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Equestrian portrait (Bamberg Rider), statue in the east choir, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, ca. 1235-1240. Sandstone, 7’ 9" high. |
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Virgin with the Dead Christ (Röttgen Pietà), from the Rhineland, Germany, ca. 1300-1325. Painted wood, 34 1/2" high. Rheinisches Landemuseum, Bonn, Germany |
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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Old and New Testament scenes, left wing of the Klosterneuburg Altar from the abbey church at Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1181. Gilded copper and enamel, 3’ 63/4" high. Stiftsmuseum, Klosterneuburg. |
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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Shrine of the Three Kings, from Cologne, Germany, begun ca. 1190. Silver, bronze, enamel, and gemstones, 5’ 8" X 6’ X 3’ 8". Cathedral Treasury, Cologne. |
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LORENZO MAITANI, west façade of Orvieto Cathedral, Italy, begun 1310 |
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Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy, begun ca. 1340-1345; expanded and remodeled, 1424-1438. |
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Milan Cathedral (view from the southwest), Italy, begun 1386. |
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