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Using this Site
The complex and varied spatial configurations of Medieval Architecture
are difficult to grasp in the absence of an actual visit to the building.
The particular angle of a photograph, extremes of light and shadow,
even the use of black and white film that may be too harsh or color
film that may be inaccurate—these are just a few of the variables
that may radically effect the perception of a building received through
the intermediary of analog or digital images. For this reason, we
have gathered together a rich collection of images for individual
buildings to offer an opportunity to understand the overall character
as well as the architectural details of a large number of medieval
structures.
Image portfolios for individual buildings are arranged in groupings
according to broad stylistic or period names, e.g., Gothic Architecture,
and then by geographical location according to modern national boundaries
and cities. Hence, the Gothic Cathedral of Amiens would be found as
follows:
High Gothic/Rayonnant Architecture
France
Amiens Cathedral
In general, the pages of thumbnail images for each building (with
medium and large format images available as pop-up windows) are organized
in three broad groupings:
· Exterior Views
· Plans and Diagrams
· Interior Views
The Exterior Views tend to progress from main views of the principal
façade (west) to the flanks (north and south) and then to the
choir end (east) of the building.
Interior Views tend to progress from the principal view of the nave
(usually looking toward the east), to the aisles, transept and crossing,
then the choir and hemicycle or apse.
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