The Medieval Era

Ziggy Marley once said, “God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.” In the same way, Abbot Suger built the Basilica of St. Denis so that sunlight would flood throughout the building and symbolize the power of God inviting visitors into the cathedral. The Basilica of St. Denis was an artistic response to the rise of the Catholic Church’s power for it was modeled to be a physical representation of heaven, which the church heavily preached upon. (Thesis) As the basilica represented the shift from Romanesque architecture to Gothic, Abbot Suger introduced new techniques that transformed cathedrals to look more spacious and “heavenly”. (Map Statement #1-Art History) By allowing sunlight to come

The Medieval Synthesis in the Arts ca. (1000-1300) thirteen century Gothic Church. The Chartres Cathedral Church is one of the most important in France. After a fire in 1134 destroy the town of Chartres the west front of the cathedral. The rebuilding of the west facade between 1145-50. It was once known as Notre Dame de Chartres but today is known as Chartres Cathedral. This church has the essential parts of a Christian basilica. The cathedral is locates in the town of Chartres, Northwester France. It is one of three Gothic French architecture and the others are Amiens Cathedral and Reims Cathedral. The cathedral has two pointed arches, buttresses, vaults, and beautiful stained glass windows. The large pointed arches soaring towards the

This cathedral is important because it has changed the way that many people look at architecture by looking at new architectural features, structural defeats and architect’s modesty. “In 1194, the master-builder of Chartres outlined new principles which would inspire all the great architects of the 13th century…”—Chartres cathedral had “established several new architectural features never seen before (flying buttresses and the arches used) and pioneered new techniques for construction at high elevations above ground (…war machines… into hoisting cranes).” This would later change some of the

The civilization of the High Middle Ages was discussed in chapter 10 of the book “Culture and Value: Survey of Humanities, Volume 1”. The civilization was lasted from 1150 C.E to 1300 C.E and centered in the city of Paris in modern day Europe. Their main focus is to search for synthesis or to articulate all knowledge systemically. Their central belief system was Christian religion. Their system of government or political system is feudalism. Feudalism is a form of government that had its primary focus on holding of land. Moreover, feudal society is hierarchical, highly static, and organized. Each classes obey the classes higher than them. The system of feudalism is important because it was a form of government that had been used from medieval

The Christian religions rise to supremacy in the middle ages was the result of several factors. Christians had long been persecuted by the Roman Empire because the Romans felt that Christianity challenged and offended the Greco-Roman Gods and the Christians were prone to revolt against Roman rule. Christianity survived because it had many teachings that appealed to the downtrodden in Roman society, these teachings being that even though they were suffering they would gain equality and possibly superiority in the next life, Christianity gave them hope.

Both the Notre Dame de Chartres and the Bourges Cathedral are expressions of a new age of faith that grew out of the medieval Christian theology and mysticism, (Frank, Patrick). The Notre Dame de Chartres was used for meetings, concerts, and religious plays. It was the only indoor space that could hold all of the towns’ people. Most importantly, the Chartres cathedral was used as a place for worship. The Bourges cathedral was dedicated to Saint Stephen and was also used as a place for worship.

By studying the design of the Norte dame of Chartres cathedral, in France and the Temple of Khonsu located in Egypt. We can emphasize how both buildings relate with each other. The Chartres cathedral and the temple of Khonsu have numerous of connections with other. Although, the structures were built throughout different periods of time and in different locations. Both buildings share some of the same visual characteristics. The resemblances in the style of these buildings, the Chartres Cathedral and the Temple of Khonsu could be seem in the carvings and ornaments that are found in the exterior and interior of these buildings. These carvings and ornaments in the columns, portals and gateways were meant to be educational to the individuals that follow such religion, and that unfortunately did not know how to read, implying the idea of a visual bible.

The Cathedral of Chartres is located Southwest of Paris in Chartres, France. The Cathedral of Chartres is considered one of the most exquisite representations of the French Gothic architectural style. This Cathedral was constructed during 1194 through 1250, yet still contains many of its original artifacts such as the stained glass art. The North facing Rose Window displays the Old Testament and is dedicated to the Virgin. These images within the Rose represent Judah and the twelve Kings and the 12 Prophets. The Cathedrale Norte-Dame de Chartres claims, “Thus the Old Testament is portrayed as the support of the New; the four Evangelists ride on the shoulders of the four Major Prophets: Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.” The North Rose Windows patrons were members of the royal house of Louis IX. The South Rose Window consists of the New Testament and is dedicated to Christ. The Windows depict the Apocalypse, Evangelists and Prophets, while the Mary holds the Christ Child in lancets below. By this point in Medieval Architecture stained glass has soured to new heights and has taken over the nearly the entire inside of places of worship. The stained glass in many holy places does not stop with a Rose Window, but simply begins

Sacre Coeur is a beautiful building in Paris and it is a giant cathedral. It is located at the top of Butte Montmartre, the highest point of the city. It is a double monument (both political and cultural) and is a national penance for the France-Prussian War and the socialist Paris Commune. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They began building it in 1875 and finished in 1914. It wasn’t consecrated until 1919 (when the war

This is a piece of the Medieval "European History Metanode". Exchange in addition to town had decline in “Europe” amid the early “Frankish Empire” and the Carolingian Dynasty. Exchange started to bounce back in Italy around “900 CE”. The “Venetians” started long-separation exchange with the “Byzantines” and the “Moslems” they sent out salt grain wine and glass and imported silk flavors,and extravagances. "Amalti" "Piza" and “Genoa” went with the same pattern. The Crusade be a protection to the “Italian economy” on the grounds that they transported fighters and products, and exchanged with the “Latin Kingdom” of “Jerusalem” “Damascus” and “Baghdad”. “Flanders” drove the route in the North,starting around "950". They produced fabric on the “Rhine River” near “England”. “Flanders” turned into a portal for exchange. Britain thusly turned into a critical supplier of crude fleece. “France” and “Spain” trade wine to the “British” isle the “British” Isle complete them by means of granule and "Scandanavia" sent hides timber and you got it herring toward the “South”.

Medieval Europe was referred to as Christendom as nearly everyone was a Christian. As most people were Christian the Catholic Church was the central part of their lives and they all believed in God and also the devil. Every person attended a service call mass on a Sunday. For a person to be a Christian they had to do all these things and also many others that were also important. All Christians believed, and were worried that they could go to hell or heaven. If they wanted to go to heaven people use to live their lives showing to God that they were good and worthy enough to be accepted into heaven. This message was put into these people’s heads as each Sunday when they went to mass the priest told them what to do and how to do certain things

The Chartres Cathedral(Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres) is a French Gothic architecture found in the Medieval town of Chartres 50 miles from Paris. It is ranked as an example of the gothic French architecture, it is not only known for its architectural innovations but it is also known for the numerous sculptures and its stained glass. The cathedrals alliance with the Virgin Mary made it with the destination for the pilgrims in the middle ages. Chartres is the only cathedral that projects an almost perfect image of how it looked when it was built.

Chartres Cathedral is one of the most significant achievements of all the historical architecture. Additionally, it is entirely preserved with its original details. The unique features of the cathedral are intact, and thus when one visits the place, he or she is likely to encounter the authentic architecture work as it was done many years ago. Chartres Cathedral symbolizes an atmosphere of awe and holiness (Katzenellenbogen, 2). As such, it was built for religious purposes. However, it attracts the nonbelievers as well. As a holy building, it has many glass windows to light the building. Due to its height, a double flying buttresses is used to support the high nave. The cathedral was the first building in history that used buttresses since it was considered as necessary for the peoples’ culture and as a sign of authority. It was built to reflect a symbol of power since the religious leaders engaged in politics too. The cathedral has many statuses that represent the Biblical aspects such as Elijah, Isaiah, John the Baptist, Jeremiah, and Simeon (Katzenellenbogen, 9). The standings portray the Christian faith that was used by the architectures while building the cathedral. The interior floor stands thirty-six meters high and is one hundred and twenty-eight meters wide. The sizes show how vital it is and it can host many peoples who visit for religious functions.

I assume this is a straightforward attempt to look at what we once had in the medieval times to what he have today. A basic endeavor to make it appear that our reality bodes well. In any case, seeing just as it doesn't, I will be covering the contrasts, and demonstrating how these are two totally distinctive universes, on the same land.

When one thinks of the word medieval, there appear to be almost an instantaneous reaction. Some may see the period associated with the gothic architecture, Crusades, brutalism, death, the Black Plague, illiteracy, or the Dark Ages. Others may interpret the period as one full of valiant knights, princesses waiting to be saved, jousting, castles, and noble kings and queens. From video games such as The Legend of Zelda and the popular HBO television series A Game of Thrones, to accounts of medieval torture or treatment in the newspapers, the Middle Ages seems to be more relevant than ever. However, it can be argued that much about what we know about the real Middle Ages was constructed in the nineteenth century due to a comparative lack of records and the imaginative portrayal of the period by the Victorians. Due to the tumultuous period that was the Industrial Revolution, many social critics and artists turned back to the Middle Ages in order to reflect their anxieties of the present and the hopes and expectations of the future. I began to note that the medievalist movement was built upon medieval studies through a desire to create, rather than retrieve the past, which in turn lead to academic debates about authenticity and furthered the tension between the two fields leading to an almost insurmountable break. Those in medieval studies look towards medievalism as a misguided attempt to contemplate history which in turn changed the public’s understanding towards the era away