Church Design And Construction

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Compares two styles: the Romanesque and the Gothic. Connections and variations between the two movements. Com0ares the Norman Romanesque Abbey Church of Saint-Etienne, and the Gothic Cathedraal of Notre Dame in Paris. How the two churches demonstrate characteristics of each movement. Difference in aesthetic aims. Conception of space and effects.

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"The Romanesque and Gothic movements both included a wide range of variants that developed over the centuries and from one locale to the next. The two styles were also intimately connected since many of the advances in church construction made by the Romanesque builders were the basis of the achievement of the Gothic era which took them, literally, to new heights as builders strove to make churches lighter, more open, and more brightly glowing than had been dreamed of before. Despite the intrinsic connection between the two movements the distinctions between them are very significant and, despite the range of regional and chronological variations, churches of both types consistently present numerous characteristics that distinguish them as Romanesque or Gothic. A comparison of the Norman Romanesque abbey church of Saint-Etienne (begun c. 1068) at ..."

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