University of California The Design of Gothic Cathedrals Questions
Question Description
Instructions
The questions in the Assignment pertain to the Nova video Building the Great Cathedrals (Links to an external site.). This Assignment is due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 29. No late assignments will be accepted.
1. Watch the entire video (53 min). Take notes.
Video: (Links to an external site.)https://vimeo.com/23970658 (Links to an external site.)
Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/building-gothic-cathedrals.html (Links to an external site.)
2. Answer the following questions
- Each answer must use correct grammar and punctuation.
- All content must be in your own words. Do not copy and paste from the transcript. As always, answers that are found to be plagiarized and/or come from other sources, such as Wikipedia, etc. will earn a zero.
- Please save your file as a .pdf
- Save file as: GGC_Lastnamefirstinitial.pdf
Questions
- When do the first Gothic Cathedrals begin to appear? (what year/years)
- Which Cathedral almost collapsed twice?
- What is the Squirrel cage and how does it relate to the building of Cathedrals?
- Who is Abbot Suger and what is he famous for? (Name the church, too.)
- What is a stress line and how does this relate to Gothic Cathedrals?
- What are the 3 advances or innovations that led to the design of Gothic cathedrals?
- What is the subject and function of the stained glass windows in Gothic cathedrals?
- What is hidden in the dimensions of the Gothic Cathedrals of France?
- Who did the art historian, Jacqueline Jung, state was sculpted on the outside of Chartres Cathedral? And how is this important to understanding the design of Cathedrals? (2 points)
- What is the relationship of Gothic Cathedrals to light?
- What holds or keeps the Cathedrals together, besides mortar and engineering?
- What is the purpose or meaning of a Cathedral (beyond its function as a church)? (2 points)
- Bonus question: What is the relationship between the Parthenon and the Gothic Cathedral (for example, Chartres Cathedral)?
- Bonus question: To Whom are most French Cathedrals dedicated? (This was not directly stated in the video; consider the names of the cathedrals)
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