Text book is Landmarks in the Humanities, 5th ed , Gloria Fiero. No outside source, everything from text book.
Module 6 Discussion: Gothic innovation
You’ve read the chapter and worked through the module. Now it’s time to discuss with your classmates some ideas about the Gothic.
“Gothic” in reference to this style was coined by the Renaissance artists in the next chapter who considered Gothic style barbaric. (Remember? The Goths were barbarians?)
They rejected the Gothic because it had none of the Greco-Roman styles that get reborn. Yet the Gothic had some really interesting architectural and artistic innovations
discuss some of the innovations one might have experienced in a Gothic cathedral, giving specific examples.
Discuss some of the innovations one might have experienced in a Gothic cathedral, giving specific examples.
