DU1373 Gothic architecture Ï

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Flídr (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Aleš Flídr
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 17:30–19:05 K33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is an overview of the history of gothic architecture in Europe. At the end of the course students should have basic knowledge of terminology and historical context, should be able to recognize ground and spatial lay-out based on the function and importance of the building, and they should also be able to understand and explain regional and general phenomenon of architecture and its decoration. He/she should be also able to make reasoned decisions about the role and position of ordering owner and master builder.
Syllabus
  • 1. An Introduction into the gothic architecture – literature, historiography, terminology 2. Early Stage of Gothic Architecture in France - St. Denis and the Cistercians 3. The Period of great Cathedrals in Ile de France 4. Adoption of Gothic in England, Spain and Italy 5. Commencement of Gothic in Germany 6. The Grand Period of Gothic Architecture 7. Late Gothic Architecture 8. Monasterial Architecture in Gothic Era 9. From the Pallace to the Castle 10. The Look of Gothic Cities
Literature
    required literature
  • BINDING, Günther. Was ist Gotik? : eine Analyse der gotischen Kirchen in Frankreich, England und Deutschland, 1140-1350. Photo by Uwe Dettmar. Darmstadt: Primus Verlag. 304 s. : i. ISBN 3-89678-160-X. 2000. info
  • WHITE, John. Art and architecture in Italy, 1250-1400. 3rd ed. New Haven: Yale University Press. 684 s. ISBN 0300055846. 1993. info
  • KIMPEL, Dieter and Robert SUCKALE. Die götische Architektur in Frankreich, 1130-1270. Edited by Albert Hirmer - Irmgard Ernstmeier-Hirmer. München: Hirmer Verlag. 584 s. ISBN 3-7774-6650-6. 1985. info
    recommended literature
  • BINDING, Günther. Meister der Baukunst : Geschichte des Architekten- und Ingenieurberufes. [Darmstadt]: Primus Verlag. viii, 272. ISBN 3896784978. 2004. info
  • BINDING, Günther. Hochgotik : die Zeit der grossen Kathedralen. Edited by Henri Stierlin, Photo by Uwe Dettmar. Köln: Taschen. 237 s. ISBN 3822817732. 2002. info
  • SUCKALE, Robert. Kunst in Deutschland : von Karl dem Großen bis heute. Köln: DuMont. 688 s. ISBN 3770147146. 1998. info
    not specified
  • Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, Band 3. Gotik. Edited by Thorsten Albrecht - Bruno Klein - Birgit Franke. München: Prestel, 2007. 639 s. ISBN 978-3-7913-3120-1.
  • Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, Band 4. Spätgotik und Renaissance. Edited by Katharina Krause. München: Prestel, 2007. 639 s. ISBN 978-3-7913-3121-8.
  • Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland. Edited by Thorsten Albrecht - Bruno Klein - Birgit Franke. München: Prestel, 2007. 639 s. ISBN 978-3-7913-3120-1.
  • COLDSTREAM, Nicola. Medieval architecture. 1st publ. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 256 s. ISBN 0192842765. 2002. info
  • NUSSBAUM, Norbert. Deutsche Kirchenbaukunst der Gotik. 2. völlig neu überarb. Auf. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. vi, 456 s. ISBN 3-534-12542-8. 1994. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of lectures, special scholarly excursion will allow practical view on current state of the gothic architecture.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013.
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