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Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture
An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures. |
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Medieval Architecture - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic_arch.html
Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture. |
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1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic - http://www.thais.it/scultura/romanica.htm
Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais. |
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Medieval Architecture: High Gothic - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/high_gothic.html
Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral. |
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European Route of Brick Gothic - http://www.eurob.org
Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route. |
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New York Carver - http://www.newyorkcarver.com/
A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources. |
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The Age of Carpentry: The New Art and Society in Plantagent England - http://history.eserver.org/medieval-carpentry.txt
In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations. |
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Gothic Dreams - http://elore.com/elore04.html
An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries. |
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Earthlore: Gothic Dreams - http://www.elore.com/Gothic/contents.htm
A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris. |
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St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture - http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/stjoseph/architecture.html
For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic? |
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Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans - http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hart205/Cathedrals/Plan/plan.html
Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project. |
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Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/arch/hd_arch.htm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial. |
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Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy - http://www.initaly.com/~initaly/regions/valdsta/michael.htm
Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information. |
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Gothic Style Brick Buildings - http://www.all-in-all.com/english/8022.htm
Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany. |
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The Nature of Gothic - http://www47.homepage.villanova.edu/seth.koven/gothic.html
An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3). |