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Characteristics of Gothic Style
• Elegant soaring buildings
• Light – through stained glass
• Ribbed Groin vaults• Pointed Arch• Flying buttresses
and high walls
Politics and Society
• Development of Towns
• Economy
• Intellectual pursuits
• Age of the Cathedral
Developments in Manuscript Illumination
• Center moves to Paris
• Rise of University – rise in books
• Cottage industry
• New types of books develop
Book of Hours of Jeanne d’Evereux
Political Situation
• Plantagenet dynasty (1154-1485)
• Conflicts
• Territory changes
• Great Patrons of the Arts/Architecture
Political Situation
• Decentralized
• Hall church
• Emperors and patrons of the arts
• Sculptural center - Mosan
Political Situation
• Age of division and economic expansion
• Germany/Holy Roman Empire no longer a force
• France & Spain & Papal Authority & Independent City States
• Artist emerges end of 13th century