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I generally associate the adjective “Gothic” with art, music and architecture.

Page 30 ex.2)

Aisle = navata laterale

Arch = arco, arcata

Column = colonna

Facade = facciata

Fan vault = volta a ventaglio

Nave = navata

Pier = pilastro

Pinnacle = pinnacolo

Relief = rilievo

Ribbed vault = volta con nervature

Spire = guglia

Steeple = campanile o guglia di torre

Page 30 ex. 3)

1. The large cathedral- campaign was in the end of the 12th century in England.
2. A church was called cathedral when it contained a cathedra or throne for a bishop.
3. The most important materials employed to build cathedrals were timber, stone marble and glass.

Page 31 ex. 4)

Pilgrimage

Page 31 ex. 5)

Canterbury has been the most important spiritual centre in England for pilgrimage. Saint Augustine was sent to Kent as a monk in 597 AD and given a church at Canterbury. Until the 10^th century, the Cathedral community was a society of Benedictine monks. The wealth and power of the Cathedral increased in the 12^th century thanks to the donations. It is now regarded as one of the finest examples of Medieval art. The Cathedral was seriously damaged by the severe earthquake of 1382, losing its bells and campanile. The nave was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style of English Gothic, but the Norman and Early English east and was left in place. Today nearly incomes are held each year. “Save Canterbury Cathedral” was the banner launching an appeal to people in 2006.

Page 31 ex. 6)

High piers decorated with geometrical shapes

Vertically of proportion

Massive pinnacles

Huge windows

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The high towers and pinnacles might symbolise the tension to God. During this period the ultimate value of the people was salvation, therefore people need to feel themselves near God.

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The stained glass has the function to create the illusion of a “divine place”.