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The Gothic grew out of the Romanesque architectural style, when both prosperity and relative peace allowed for several centuries of cultural development and great building schemes. " (Khan Academy)
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“ You make a groin vault by building two barrel vaults that cross each other, so that they make an X.” (quatr.us)
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"Notre-Dame was the first building in northern Europe where the roof was more than a hundred feet high." (quatr.us).
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“Laon was one of the first cathedrals built in the new Gothic style, with pointed arches showing you the way up to Heaven.” (quatr.us)
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“The flying buttress would start from the places at the top of the wall where the groin vaults were directing the weight of the roof.” (quatr.us)
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“Unlike these other cathedrals, though, it took more than three hundred years to finish Rouen cathedral, so that they didn't finish the front, or facade, until 1530 AD (and they never did finish one of the towers). That's why Rouen's facade looks so much lacier and fancier than the other facades.” (quatr.us)
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“Just like at Rouen cathedral, the front, or facade of Reims cathedral was actually the last part to be built, so it wasn't built until the 1300s AD. That's why the facade looks so vertical - everything on it points up to Heaven, where you should be looking.” (quatr.us)
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“In 1134 AD, a big fire damaged the front of the old Romanesque cathedral of Chartres. The Christian people of Chartres decided to fix the damage with a new front in the new Gothic style.” (quatr.us)
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“The facade (the front) of Westminster Abbey, though, wasn't actually finished until the 1400s AD. Because of this, it is in a Late Gothic style which is much more vertical.” (quatr.us)
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“The term stained glass derives from the silver stain that was often applied to the side of the window that would face the outside of the building. When the glass was fired, the silver stain turned a yellow color that could range from lemon to gold. “(Khan Academy).
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“The easiest difference to see between the two styles is that while Romanesque churches have round arches, Gothic churches have pointed arches.” (quatr.us).
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“This panel (left), comes from the important medieval Abbey of Klosterneuberg outside Vienna and shows the great achievements of medieval stained glass” (Khan Academy)
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“During the Gothic period and the Renaissance (1100s–1500s) stained glass was one of the foremost techniques of painting practiced in Europe.” (Khan Academy).
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“The delicate modeling of the face and hand was done by applying vitreous paint to clear glass and then stabbing it with a broad brush to create points of light.” (Khan Academy)
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“In this panel (left), the Eberler family name is symbolized by a red boar, which appears on the coat of arms.” (Khan Academy)
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“On the left is a Crucifixion scene with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, and on the right is a young kneeling donor. As he adores The Crucifixion, the donor is protected by Saint Christopher, the giant who ferried the Christ child over a river.” (Kahn Academy)
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“Purchased in large cycles or as single images, they were intended to amuse and instruct, with subjects like zodiac signs, religious imagery, portraits, and heraldry.” (Khan Academy).
