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ARCHITECTURE, ART, LITERATURE - Coggle Diagram
ARCHITECTURE, ART, LITERATURE
ARCHITECTURE
Romanesque
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Use of stone; thick walls, low roofs, small windows, dark
Monasteries (Cluniac, Cistercian)
Examples: Cluny Abbey, Poblet Monastery, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Rotunda of Saint Nicolas in Cieszyn, Tower of London
Gothic
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Pointed arches, colourful stained-glass windows, high and pointed roofs
Examples: Notre Dame Cathedral, Cathedral of Siena, Westminster Abbey, Sainte Chapelle
Influence on today’s Europe: the first "international" architectural styles of Europe - a starting point to form common image of Europe
ART
Paintings
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Examples: Ognissanti Madonna (Giotto di Bondone), The Last Judgement (Hans Memling), Wilton Diptych, Maestà (Duccio Di Buoninsegna)
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Biblia Pauperum (educating illiterate people about the Bible, biblical people, stories and scenes through images)
Stained glass
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Examples: windows of Notre Dame Cathedral, Cathedral of Siena, Chartres Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral
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Precious materials
Use of gold, fabrics, gemstones
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Examples: The Morgan Crusader Bible, Lindau Gospels
LITERATURE
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Examples: Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri), Song of Roland, Legends of King Arthur
Influence on today’s Europe: led to towards today’s book-writing. Books written in our native language, then translated into other languages