Gothic Architecture in England
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- A detailed look at how to identify and date the various parts of a mediaeval English Gothic building.
This session looks at how the master masons of the Middle Ages moved away from the Norman or Romanesque style of construction, and began to develop the uniquely English styles we now recognise in countless towns and villages across the country.
Beginning with its origins in Norman architecture, I talk you through the main developments of window tracery, through the Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular periods, building up your knowledge of what to look for and how to read these ancient and beautiful buildings.
After watching this video you too will be able to work out the age of a church, and impress your friends with your knowledge of mediaeval ecclesiastical design.
Outstanding overview! Simple, clear, and intelligible.
Cheers! Much appreciated. I am hoping to put some more together very soon!
Bravo! Your video is the most comprehensive one I have ever found in discussing gothic architecture. I learned so much watching it. You’re correct in saying that the English gothic style is unique in comparison with the gothic styles found in European architecture (especially churches and cathedrals) of the same time.
Having had the opportunity to visit several European countries and seen many examples of this style of architecture I agree with you that English gothic is the most interesting of all.
BTW I got Covid early on in the pandemic and now have Long Covid as a result. For quite some time my body was quite useless and I experienced brain fog too. I decided that while my body was one issue that I didn’t have a lot of control over, as a lifelong learner I could keep my mind active. As a result I decided to learn everything that I could about the Middle Ages in England beginning with the Battle of Hastings onward to the early Tudors. Gothic architecture has become an area of especially great interest to me. Having visited England twice before this captured my attention and imagination. My dream is to return to visit the great cathedrals and parish churches all over the country and to study them in much more depth. Thank you again for this wonderful video!
Amazing video! I live in Park Slope in New York City, a 19th-century neighborhood which is chock full of neo-gothic architecture, mostly english neo-gothic. This video really helped me solidify my understanding of where different elements on these buildings come from-even if not originally 15th c. it's nice to know that the window I'm looking at *references* a 15th c. style.
I also went to college at Princeton university, one of the best places to see collegiate gothic architecture, which is also specifically english, and often tudor.
Just wanted to let you know that your video helps us across the pond as well!
great video!
Cheers for your comment, glad you liked it. There should be some more coming very soon.
Interesting quick glance at the period. Perhaps it's worth a deeper dive into the different parts of the Decorated period, and how the Geometric period gave way to the Curvilinear period because of the introduction of the ogee arch, which carries through even to Perpendicular?
Hi there, and thanks for your comment. You're right, I'm always fascinated by how much the Decorated Period can be subdivided, both in time periods as well as regionally. I would have liked to look at that more, but then the video would have been even longer than it already is! Maybe material for another video at some point...
Agreed.
Excellant series. Very smooth and polished. The graphics are wonderful , uncluttered and easy to view. i used my boise speakers which overcame the deficentiies of tablet speakers
So glad you enjoyed these, thank-you! I am in the process of putting some more together in the next little while.
Excellent, very interesting and informative. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your comment! Glad you liked it.
Thank you this was very helpful and clear. I love all the photos, diagrams and tables, and thanks for putting all the names of the places referenced, I have a lot more to look up now :D
Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it. Do check out my videos on Romanesque and Baroque, if you're interested in architecture.
I have learned about gothic architecture thank you
You're very welcome, thank-you for watching and for commenting!
Wonderful stuff, thanks for sharing!
Much appreciated for your comment, thanks.
Thank you
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!
thank you so much for the course, it have helped my study a lot
So glad you found it useful. That makes me very happy!
I just finished your series History of Art, and I have enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you for your work.👍
Thank-you so much! Really appreciate your feedback! Am just putting the finishing touches to a video on Baroque architecture, so keep your eyes peeled! Cheers again.
Thank you for posting this video
Thank-you so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Really interesting! Thank you!
Oh brilliant! Glad you liked it! I really enjoyed making it. There are other vids about architecture and stuff in my playlists, if you're interested. Cheers!
Good stuff, sir.
Thank-so much, really appreciate it.
The volume is so low that I can’t hear you. The captions aren’t very helpful, because the software is trained with US-English voices (at least here in the US), who it makes a hash out of UK English. The almost-silent R’s in British English aren’t picked up, nor are hard the T’s picked up as T’s, only D’s. We fully voice all R’s in most dialects here. There are troubles with vowels, too. The result is often hilarious, but always inaccurate, captions. Please increase your output volume on future videos, I can only watch on my iPad (no TV), and the volume is on maximum. Thanks, I love this subject!
Thanks for your comment! I am so sorry about the volume, I'll try to improve it for my next ones. Glad you enjoyed what you could hear/read!
Thank you for this very informative upload. However, I'm wondering whether you intended to speak of two/four "centred" arches (versus "pointed). Maybe the nomenclature has changed since I first learned about this stuff. Best wishes.
Thanks so much for your interest and support. I think the terms about the arches are right. Obviously, the generic term is 'pointed arches' but within that there can be the more complex ones developed in Late Gothic. Some really late stuff even features arches with just three points, meaning that windows actually lose their 'pointedness'... if you see what I mean!