***Thank you to VALERIE WHITE of Vista High School, for all her help.  All APAH content and information made  possible from her hard work.  
Also, thank you to Dr. Robert Coad for his guidance and materials.

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FLASHCARD IMAGES
Reliquary of Sainte-Foy
Tympanum of Sainte-Foy
​Church of Sainte-Foy
​Bayeux Tapestry


VOCABULARY
(many are repeats from previous sections)
​ambulatory
​apse
arcade
archivolt
bay
cathedral
campanile
embroidery
jamb
Last Judgment
portal
reliquary
rib vault
tapestry
transept
transverse arch
triformium
trumeau
tympanum
voussoir


KEY IDEAS
  • Romanesque is a revitalization of large-scale architecture and sculpture because of Pilgrimages.
  • Churches develop their apse to accommodate large crowds of pilgrims (larger naves, double aisles, radiating chapels)
  • Church portal sculptures stress themes of the Last Judgement and the need for salvation.
  • Manuscript painting and weaving flourish as art forms.

10 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROMANESQUE STYLE (MATT CURESS)
  1. First international style since the Roman Empire (Germany, Normandy, England, Tuscany)
  2. Competition for the largest church (Pisa Cathedral)
  3. Mansonry (no concrete)
  4. East end of church is the religious focal point for services
  5. Portals act as a "billboard" for elements of faith (The Last Judgement) 
  6. Cruciform plans, church as a metaphor for heaven
  7. Plans/elevation based on basilican forms
  8. Bays divide the nave into compartments
  9. Rounded arches are the norm
  10. Tripartite division of the elevation continues from earlier periods
In honor of the Bayeux Tapestry, an almost 200 foot long embroidery, we will create our own embroideries (though not quite at long!)  To learn some simple stitches check out a tutorial here.

Need some inspiration?  Check out this amazing artist's work on Instagram!