An introduction to some of the most astonishing architectural monuments the world has ever known—Gothic cathedrals. We shall study the art, literature, intellectual life, economics, and new social arrangements that arose in the shadow of the cathedrals and that were such an important part of the revival of cities in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The goal of the course is a better appreciation of the High Middle Ages, a world that is still recognizably our own.
Age of Cathedrals
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Université Yale
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1Introduction & Saint-Denis I
An introduction to the history of Paris in the centuries of chaos following the death of Charlemagne in 814 and the building of the first Gothic cathedral at Saint-Denis, just north of Paris. The old abbey church, where the kings of France were buried, was inadequate, and so a new building project was undertaken by Abbot Suger, who financed the new building through efficient land management and the commercial Fair of Lendit along a trade route between northern and southern Europe.
7 vidéos (Total 36 min), 1 lecture
7 vidéos
1.1 Introduction3 min
1.2 Paris4 min
1.3 Notre Dame de Paris and the Wave of Cathedral Building7 min
1.4 What We'll Study5 min
2.1 The Old Church6 min
2.2 Royalty Reposed5 min
2.3 The Fair of Lendit4 min
1 lecture
Pre-Course Survey10 min
Semaine
2Saint-Denis
Here we encounter the portrait of Abbot Suger via his account of how and why he built Saint-Denis, what is portrayed on the West façade of the cathedral, and how the doctrine of God as light, encountered in a book which had come from Byzantium to the abbey centuries earlier, was translated into architectural form. We see some of the objects that are part of the treasury of Saint-Denis and discuss the Abbot’s notion of “anagogical uplift” as a way of moving—via stained glass—between the Old and New Testaments and from the material to the spiritual plane.
8 vidéos (Total 57 min), 3 lectures, 2 quiz
8 vidéos
3.2 Reasons, Spiritual and Worldly8 min
4.1 The Central Portal, Saint-Denis9 min
4.2 The North and South Portals, Saint-Denis5 min
5.1 God is Light7 min
5.2 Saint-Denis, a Storehouse of Treasure7 min
5.3 The Uplifting Church4 min
5.4 The Anagogical and Moses Windows5 min
3 lectures
On What was Done in his Administration by Abbot Suger30 min
Life of Saint Denis by James of Voragine10 min
The Celestial Hierarchy by The Pseudo-Dionysius10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Saint-Denis24 min
Semaine
3Architectural Innovation
Filling in the background of Romanesque churches that preceded Gothic buildings, we discuss the origins and engineering innovations of the new style of religious architecture. These include ribbed vaults, reinforced pillars, pointed arches, flying buttresses, and a modular system of bay construction; all of which permits the construction of higher and lighter, thinner walls filled with stained glass.
4 vidéos (Total 32 min), 1 quiz
4 vidéos
6.1 Romanesque6 min
6.2 Gothic Origins3 min
6.3 Gothic8 min
7.1 Architectural Innovations12 min
Semaine
4Notre Dame de Paris
Moving to the heart of Paris, we explore the initial construction of Notre-Dame and the innovations that were undertaken almost as soon as the building began. We discuss the sculptural programs of Notre-Dame’s West façade, including the portal which depicts the life of Saint Anne, Christ’s grandmother, and Mary, his mother and the central portal of the Last Judgment. Along the south side, we discover the story of the stoning of Saint Stephen; and, along the North, the miracle of Theophilus and the Virgin. Moving inside the cathedral, we encounter the stunning rose windows of Notre-Dame.
10 vidéos (Total 67 min), 3 lectures, 1 quiz
10 vidéos
8.2 Renovations7 min
9.1 Influences and Innovations4 min
9.2 St. Anne’s Portal11 min
9.3 Coronation Portal7 min
10.1 Central Portal: The Last Judgment6 min
10.2 Notre Dame’s Roses7 min
11.1 St. Stephen’s Portal4 min
11.2 Theophilus and the Virgin3 min
11.3 Truth Set in Stone8 min
3 lectures
The Nativity of Mary by James of Voragine30 min
The Assumption of Mary by James of Voragine30 min
The Miracle of Theophilus by Rutebeuf30 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Notre Dame de Paris10 min
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Meilleurs avis
par CL•Jan 8th 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I learned so much about cathedrals and their history. The professor was engaging, the forums were lively, and the imagery and music was beautiful and inspirational.
par AK•Jan 25th 2018
Very interesting and well worth my time taking this course. I helped me appreciate not only the significance of the cathedrals, but the thinking and motivation of the medieval people.
Enseignant
Howard Bloch
Sterling Professor of FrenchFrench
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