Early English Gothic Period

Examples of Early English Gothic Period in the following topics:

• English Gothic Architecture

  • The Early English Gothic period lasted from the late 12th century until midway through the 13th century, according to most modern scholars.
  • The most significant characteristic development of the Early English period was the pointed arch known as the lancet.
  • In the late 12th century the Early English Gothic style superseded the Romanesque style, and during the late 13th century it developed into the Decorated Gothic style, which lasted until the mid 14th century.
  • The Perpendicular Gothic period is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is characterized by an emphasis on vertical lines.
  • The Gloucester Cathedral exemplifies the Perpendicular Gothic Period.

• Architecture

  • Architecture of the Anglo-Saxon period exists only in the form of churches, the only structures commonly built in stone apart from fortifications.
  • Due to the systematic destruction and replacement of English cathedrals and monasteries by the Normans, no major Anglo-Saxon churches survive; the largest extant example is at Brixworth
  • Most of the latter were later partially or wholly rebuilt in Gothic style, and although many still preserve substantial Romanesque portions, only Durham Cathedral remains a predominantly Romanesque structure (along with St Alban's and Southwell, abbey churches in the medieval period).
  • In addition to new constructions, many earlier buildings were wholly or partially rebuilt in this manner, so that most surviving English medieval buildings are predominantly Gothic in form.
  • Early English Gothic (late 12th-early 14th centuries) is the plainest and closest to French models.

• German Gothic Architecture

  • Gothic architecture flourished during the high and late medieval period in the Holy Roman Empire, from approximately 1140–1400.
  • Gothic architecture flourished during the high and late medieval period in the Holy Roman Empire, from approximately 1140–1400.
  • The spires are quite different than English spires because they are made of lacy "openwork."
  • Construction began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete—a period of over 600 years.
  • The dwellings of this period were mainly timber-framed buildings, as can still be seen in Goslar and Quedlinburg.

• Gothic Cathedrals

  • The way in which the pointed arch was drafted and utilized developed throughout the Gothic period, and four popular styles emerged: the Lancet arch, the Equilateral arch, the Flamboyant arch, and the Depressed arch.
  • Gothic openings such as doorways, windows, arcades, and galleries have pointed arches.
  • The West Front of a French cathedral, along with many English, Spanish, and German cathedrals, generally has two towers, which, particularly in France, express an enormous diversity of form and decoration.
  • The increase in the use of large windows during the Gothic period is directly related to the use of the pointed arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress.
  • Ogival, or pointed arches, increased in popularity in the Gothic period.

• English Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

  • The Tudor architectural style was the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603).
  • It followed the Perpendicular style and, although superseded by Elizabethan architecture in the domestic building of any pretensions to fashion, the Tudor style still retained its hold on English taste.
  • The four-centered arch, now known as the Tudor arch, was a defining feature of the period.
  • Some of the most remarkable oriel windows belong to this period.
  • The chapel at King's College of the University of Cambridge is one of the finest examples of late Gothic (Perpendicular) English architecture, while its early Renaissance rood screen (separating the nave and chancel), erected in 1532-36 in a striking contrast of style, has been called by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner "the most exquisite piece of Italian decoration surviving in England. "

• Norman Architecture

  • They elaborated on the Early Christian basilica plan by making it longitudinal with side aisles, an apse, and a western facade with two towers.
  • The construction of the present building took place between the early 13th and the 16th centuries.
  • The Norman arch is round, in contrast to the pointed Gothic arch.
  • Hundreds of parish churches were built, and the great English cathedrals were founded during a period start at about 1083.
  • Around 1191, Wells Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral brought in the English Gothic style, and Norman architecture became an increasingly modest style seen only in provincial buildings.

• Graphic Arts

  • Primary media in the Gothic period included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco, and illuminated manuscripts.
  • The easily recognizable shifts in architecture from Romanesque to Gothic, and Gothic to Renaissance styles, are typically used to define the periods in art in all media, although in many ways figurative art developed at a different pace.
  • Painting during the Gothic period was practiced in four primary media: frescoes, panel paintings, manuscript illumination, and stained glass.
  • In the early part of the period, mainly black paint and clear or brightly colored glass was used but in the early fourteenth century, the use of compounds of silver painted on glass which was then fired, allowed a number of variations of color, centered on yellows, to be used with clear glass in a single piece.
  • In northern Europe, the important and innovative school of early Netherlandish painting is in an essentially Gothic style but can also be regarded as part of the northern Renaissance, as there was a long delay before the Italian revival of interest in classicism had a great impact in the north.

• The Opus Anglicanum

  • Opus Anglicanum, Latin for "the English work," refers to the elaborate needlework produced in England during the the middle ages.
  • England gained a reputation for needlework as early as the Anglo-Saxon period prior to the Norman conquest; however, it was the in the 13th and 14th centuries that the Opus Anglicanum really flourished.
  • Embroidered pieces also depicted figures of kings and saints, as well as the Gothic arches popular in architecture in Europe during this period.
  • There is some evidence that the group had first incorporated as early as 1515, but those records were lost.
  • Pope Martin IV, for example, ordered pieces made for him after admiring the vestments of English Priests.

• Wood Sculpture

  • The late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries mark the transition in sculpture from the International Gothic to a more classical style of the Renaissance.
  • Their long careers covered the transition between the Gothic and Renaissance periods, although their ornament often remained Gothic even after their compositions began to reflect Renaissance principles.
  • He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between late Gothic and Renaissance, a master in stone and limewood.
  • Riemenschneider's early success as a sculptor was due to the plasticity of his works, with great care being taken of modeling the folds of garments.
  • Later works lost some of the volume of the early sculptures, allowing a more efficient production.

• Prague

  • Medieval Prague became an important cultural center, and iconic examples of gothic architecture were built in during this period.
  • Prague was an important political and trading center during the medieval period.
  • The architecture of the building incorporates both early Christian and Jewish iconography.
  • Another important example of gothic architecture, the St.
  • One of the oldest synagogues in Prague and Europe, the Old New Synagogue is an example of early gothic architecture.