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New York Carver
A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.
http://www.newyorkcarver.com/
Gothic Dreams
An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.
http://elore.com/elore04.html
Medieval Architecture
Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/gothic_arch.html
1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic
Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.
http://www.thais.it/scultura/romanica.htm
Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans
Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hart205/Cathedrals/Plan/plan.html
Medieval French Gothic Architecture and Sculpture
San Jose State University provides an extensive gallery of expandable images, accessed via pull-down menu and selection from an array. Basic information is given for each.
http://worldart.sjsu.edu/prt31*1$596
St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture
For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?
http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/stjoseph/architecture.html
Gothic Architecture
The introduction to Robert Branner's book 'Gothic Architecture' provides an overview of the subject. Hosted by Columbia University.
http://www.columbia.edu/~eer1/branner.html
Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.
http://www.initaly.com/~initaly/regions/valdsta/michael.htm
Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe
The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/arch/hd_arch.htm
Gothic Style Brick Buildings
Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.
http://www.all-in-all.com/english/8022.htm
Medieval Architecture: High Gothic
Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/high_gothic.html
The Birth of Gothic Architecture
Syracuse University provides a visual journey from the birth of French Gothic to pre-Renaissance Italy.
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/classes/His311/Lecture%20Three/lect6.html
European Route of Brick Gothic
Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.
http://www.eurob.org
Earthlore: Gothic Dreams
A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.
http://www.elore.com/Gothic/contents.htm
Gothic Art and Architecture
Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~helfrich/gothic/
English Heritage: What is Gothic?
An introduction to the style, featuring Whitby Abbey as an example and photographs of all the major Gothic properties in the ownership of English Heritage.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?WCI=WebItem&WCE=3670
The Nature of Gothic
An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).
http://www47.homepage.villanova.edu/seth.koven/gothic.html
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