Episode number 4 of Series “Art of the western world”.
Chartres Cathedral is one of the greatest of all Medieval structures. Gothic architecture exploits the advantages of the construction techniques of the “flying buttress” which permitted lighter internal walls with large areas of glass. The Gothic style reflected the new age of humanism which arose from the economic and political stability in Western Europe between 100 and 1300 AD.
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ACMI Identifier
306022
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Gothic
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cathedrals - Design and construction
Crafts & Visual Arts → Chatres - Cathedrale de Chatres
Crafts & Visual Arts → Church architecture
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cathedrals - Design and construction
History → Cathedrals - Design and construction
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)