The Year 1300 and the Creation of a New European Architecture (ARCHITECTURA MEDII AEVI)

The theme of the book is the origin of Late Gothic architecture in Europe around the year 1300. It was then that Gothic ecclesiastical architecture graduated from a largely French into a wholly European phenomenon with new centres of art production (Cologne, Florence, York, Prague, Kraków) and newly-empowered institutions: kings, the higher nobility, towns and friars. Profound changes in spiritual and devotional life had a lasting effect on the relationship between architecture and liturgy. In short, architecture around 1300 became at once more cosmopolitan and more heterogeneous. The book addresses these radical changes on their own terms-as an international phenomenon. By bringing together specialists in art, architecture and liturgy from many parts of Europe and from the USA it aims to employ their separate expertise, and to integrate each into a broader European perspective. Dr Zoë Opačić is lecturer in the history and theory of architecture at Birkbeck College, University of London. She specialises in the field of late medieval architecture and art, particularly in Central Europe. Dr Alexandra Gajewski is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London. She works on Burgundian Gothic architecture and on Cistercian art in medieval France and the Empire. Front matter (“Contents”, “Foreword and Acknowledgements”), p. 1 Free Access Introduction, p. 9 Paul Crossley https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.1 The Visual Logic of French Rayonnant Architecture, p. 17 Michael T. Davis https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.2 French Gothic 1250-1350 and the Paradigm of the Motet, p. 29 Yves Gallet https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.3 Saint-Bénigne at Dijon around 1300, “La province qui s’endort”?, p. 39 Alexandra Gajewski https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.4 The Church of the Order of St Antony at Pont-à-Mousson and post-1300 Gothic Architecture at Metz, p. 53 Christoph Brachmann https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.5 Changes in Vaulting, Changes in Drawing. On the Visual Appearance of Gothic Architecture around the Year 1300, p. 67 Christian Freigang https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.6 The West Façade of Strasbourg Cathedral and its Impact on Gothic Architecture in Central Europe, p. 79 Marc Carel Schurr https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.7 Stacking and “Octature” in the Geometry of Cologne Plan F, p. 89 Robert Bork https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.8 Not without Honour save in its own Country? Saint-Urbain at Troyes and its Contrasting French and English Posterities, p. 107 Christopher Wilson https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.9 Remaking the Rayonnant Interior: The Choir of Merton College Chapel, Oxford, p. 123 Tim Ayers https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.10 Microarchitecture and Mystical Death: The Font Ciborium of St Mary’s in Luton (circa 1330-1340), p. 133 Achim Timmermann https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.11 Hybrid Design Strategies around 1300: Indications of a “Post-Classical” Gothic Architecture?, p. 143 Norbert Nussbaum https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.12 Architecture at the Crossroads: Three Examples from Bohemia circa 1300, p. 151 Klára Benešovská https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.13 Bohemia after 1300: Reduktionsgotik, the Hall Church, and the Creation of a New Style, p. 163 Zoë Opačić https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.14 The Bohemian King, the Polish Bishop, and their Church: Wenceslas II’s Cathedral in Kraków (1295-1305), p. 177 Tomasz Węcławowicz https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.15 Belfries, Cloth Halls, Hospitals, and Mendicant Churches: A New Urban Architecture in the Low Countries around 1300, p. 185 Thomas Coomans https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.16 The Dead Come to Town: Preaching, Burying, and Building in the Mendicant Orders, p. 203 Caroline Bruzelius https://doi.org/10.1484/M.AMA-EB.3.17 Back matter (“Index of persons”, “Index of places”), p. 225 The Visual Logic Of French Rayonnant Architecture / Michael T. Davis -- French Gothic, 1250-1350 And The Paradigm Of The Motet / Yves Gallet -- Saint-bénigne At Dijon Around 1300, La Province Qui S'endort? / Alexandra Gajewski -- The Church Of The Order Of St. Anthony At Pont-à-mousson And Post-1300 Gothic Architecture At Metz / Christoph Brachmann -- Changes In Vaulting, Changes In Drawing: On The Visual Appearance Of Gothic Architecture Around The Year 1300 / Christian Freigang -- The West Façade Of Strasbourg Cathedral And Its Impact On Gothic Architecture In Central Europe / Marc Carel Schurr -- Stacking And Octature In The Geometry Of Cologne Plan F / Robert Bork -- Not Without Honour Save In Its Own Country? Saint-urbain At Troyes And Its Contrasting French And English Posterities / Christopher Wilson -- Remaking The Rayonnant Interior: The Choir Of Merton College Chapel, Oxford / Tim Ayers -- Microarchitecture And Mystical Death: The Font Ciborium Of St. Mary's In Luton (circa 1330-1340) / Achim Timmermann -- Hybrid Design Strategies Around 1300: Indications Of A Post-classical Gothic Architecture / Norbert Nussbaum -- Architecture At The Crossroads: Three Examples From Bohemia Circa 1300 / Klaʹra Benešovskaʹ -- Bohemia After 1300: Reduktionsgotik, The Hall Church, And The Creation Of A New Style / Zoë Opačić -- The Bohemian King, The Polish Bishop, And Their Church : Wenceslas Ii's Cathedral In Krakow (1295-1305) / Tomasz Weçlawowicz -- Belfries, Cloth Halls, Hospitals, And The Mendicant Churches : A New Urban Architecture In The Low Countries Around 1300 / Thomas Coomans -- The Dead Come To Town: Preaching, Burying, And Building In The Mendicant Orders / Caroline Bruzelius. Edited By Alexandra Gajewski & Zoë Opačić. Papers Presented At A Conference Held At The Courtauld Institute Of Art In London, May 2005. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The theme of the book is the origin of Late Gothic architecture in Europe around the year 1300. It was then that Gothic architecture graduated from a largely French into a wholly European phenomenon with new centres of art production (Avignon, Florence, Barcelona, Prague, Krakow) and newly-empowered kings, the higher nobility, towns and the friars. Profound changes in spiritual and devotional life altered the relations between architecture and liturgical use. In short, architecture around 1300 became at once more international and more heterogeneous. The book addresses these radical changes on their own terms- as an international phenomenon. By bringing together specialists in art, architecture and liturgy from the USA and from many parts of Europe it aims to employ their separate expertise, and to integrate each into a broader European perspective.