Gothic Art II Answers

Salisbury Cathedral differs from most French Gothic cathedrals because it is lower and more horizontally oriented, with a double transept, a square east end, and a prominent central spire.

The Salisbury Cathedral

Answers may vary. Students should include some of the following: He was brought to the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 1091, at the age of ten, to be educated by the monks at the church school. He also worked as secretary to the abbot, provost of outlying properties, and envoy to the papal court before his appointment as abbot on March 12, 1122. After this, he devoted the remainder of his life to reforming the monastery and its monks, rebuilding the church, and enriching its treasury.

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre-Dame Cathedral)

Salisbury Cathedral

A flying buttress supports the outward pressure of a vaulted roof by transferring it to exterior piers, allowing taller walls and larger windows.

He is holding a cloth.

Suger was raised and educated at the abbey of St. Denis from childhood and later became its abbot, giving him a lifelong attachment to the site.

Sculptures depicting the Second Coming of Christ, or the Last Judgment.

Salisbury Cathedral is English Gothic and is lower, longer, and more horizontal in emphasis than the tall, vertically oriented French cathedrals; it also has a double transept and a square east end rather than a rounded apse.

A flying buttress transfers the outward pressure from a church’s roof and vaults to supports outside the building. It stabilizes the walls and allows them to be taller and to contain larger windows.