Gothic period
Cathedral architecture era
The Gothic period spans roughly the 12th through 15th centuries in European history, marked by the architectural style featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses seen in cathedrals like Notre-Dame.
The term extends to art, literature, and culture of this medieval era.
Gothic period manuscripts illuminate the transition from Romanesque traditions.
- spireTapering architectural peak
- cathedral ceilingHigh angled interior overhead
- stained glassColored window art
- naveChurch's main interior
- pointed archArch with angled apex
flying buttress · chivalric romance · knight errant · tracery · stone mason · illuminated manuscript · grotesque · feudalism · scholasticism · Crusades · gargoyle · altarpiece · holy relic · perpendicular style · Black Death · Black Plague · allegory · rose window
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