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Concepts
Religion important
Influences thinking about tradition, honor, chivalry, education, ceremony, family life
Shape & define social, cultural, & design progress
Period of turmoil, unrest
Unity, stability, sanctuary in Crusades, pilgrimage & other churches, monasteries
Churches along pilgrimage routes—multifunctional, safe havens for pilgrims
Motifs: round arch, corbel table, figures, animals, fantastic figures, foliage, heraldic devices, zigzags, geometric forms
Moldings: zigzag, star, billet, lozenge
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10.1
Motifs and Ornament: Top left: wall painting, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto, Italy; bottom left: floor, Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy; top and bottom right: Norman Romanesque ornament
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Architecture
Need for larger, structurally stable churches
Accommodate crowds of pilgrims, worshippers
Good light & acoustics, fire resistant
Masonry construction methods
Common architectural language, deliberate design approach
Symmetry order, unity, monumentality, solidity, articulation of parts, repeated modules
Round arches, piers, ribbed vaults, towers, buttresses, ambulatories, thick walls
Figural & non figural sculpture
Innovations: variations of piers, original capitals, triforium
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10.2
Architectural Details and Moldings: Top left and right: moldings, 11th-12th centuries; bottom left: Portal, Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire England. Romanesque.
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10.3
Portal: Église Sainte-Foy de Moriaàs, 1080; Moriaàs, France. Romanesque.
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10.4
Capitals from various churches. Romanesque.
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10.5a
S. Ambrogio and floor plan, c. 1080-1128; Milan, Italy; a significant example of the Lombard-Romanesque style.
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Long Description:
The portico’s arcade is supported by pillars, flanked by semi columns.
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10.5b
S. Ambrogio interior, c. 1080-1128; Milan, Italy; a significant example of Lombard-Romanesque. Romanesque.
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Interiors
Repeat exterior characteristics–round arches, repeated modules
Other features—ribbed vaults, compound piers, triforium, thick walls, masonry ceiling
Elements create unity, order, individuality
Interiors more architectonic, less glittering than Early Christian & Byzantine
Sculpture outlines nave, transverse arches, windows, doors, capitals
Few domestic survive
Ceremony & rank shown in decoration
Textiles instead of woodwork or furniture
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10.6
Nave, Durham Cathedral 1093-1133; Durham, England. Romanesque.
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10.6b
Arches detail, Durham Cathedral, 1093-1133; Durham, England. Romanesque.
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Long Description:
The arches show a ribbed vault on the top, clerestory windows on the sides, the transverse arch in the middle, triforium on the aisle, rounded arches form an arcade, and complex piers appear as cluster columns and Chevron motif on the column.
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10.7
S. Madeleine nave and floor plan, c. 11-4-1132 and later; Vézelay, France. Romanesque.
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Furnishing and Decorative Arts
Mostly church furnishing survive
Altars, canopies, shrines
Simple board construction
Nails or pegs boards together
Sophisticated construction methods (veneer) & decorative techniques (inlay) unknown
Common embellishment—turning, carving, painting in bright colors
Types: chairs (few), stools (mostly), storage, beds
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10.10
Thrones. Romanesque.
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