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On Monday, December 6, 2004 10:06 am, chris crockett wrote:
> ... apply a soothing Balm of some more Reality-
> Based account of
> the origin(s) of "Gothic" architecture.
>
> i don't know where that account might be found --being far to lazy
> to keep up
> with the literature myself-- but perhaps someone else on the list
> might be
> able to suggest something.
Michael T. Davis' article " Gothic, §II, 1: Architecture, c 1120–the
late 13th century" in _Grove Art Online_ seems pretty reasonable. Then
again, I'm not an art historian.
Some while ago, when looking up descriptions of the early Cistercian
churches in Italy, several of which are essentially "romanesque" with
some "gothic" features, I found an discussion on the free Web that I
thought quite good. Alas, I can't find it now (it may have been from
someone's course page).
Most "gothic" churches in Italy lack flying buttresses; many have a lot
less window space than do the transalpine instances on which "popular"
definitions of church architecture in this style seem to be formed.
Here are a few views of some of Naples' fairly numerous "gothic"
churches.
1) The Cathedral. If I remember correctly, the apse is buttressed.
But not the nave (not now, anyhow, after many earthquakes and
subsequent rebuilding). Here's the one external shot I could find
quickly that shows more than the facade:
http://www.foto.portanapoli.com/FOTO/duomo_alto.jpg
2) Santa Chiara. Buttresses, yes. Flying buttresses, no. See:
http://www.foto.portanapoli.com/FOTO/santachiara_alto.jpg
http://www.na.infn.it/Images/gif/SChiara.jpg
3) Sant'Eligio Maggiore (Sant'Eligio al Mercato). Likewise:
http://www.assogioca.org/veduta.htm
Other views:
http://www.napoletanita.it/foto/nap27.JPG
http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/eligio.JPG
Here's a plan of this church:
http://www.assogioca.org/pianta%20s.eligio.htm
4) San Domenico Maggiore. Buttresses (if any) obscured by construction
around the building. What you see here are external views of the apse:
http://www.napoletanita.it/foto/nap25.JPG
http://www.napoletanita.it/foto/napoli49.jpg
http://www.interviu.it/cards/maggio1/na75.jpg
http://www.interviu.it/cards/maggio1/na25.jpg
5) San Lorenzo Maggiore. Originally Franciscan, this is probably the
most typically "gothic"-appearing church in Naples.
Several views:
http://www.sanlorenzomaggiorenapoli.it/basilica.htm
Another view of the apse:
http://www.na.infn.it/Images/gif/SanLorenzo.jpg
A little bibliography:
Caroline Bruzelius, _The Stones of Naples: Church Building in the
Angevin Kingdom, 1266-1343_ (Yale Univ. Pr., 2004).
Michael T. Davis, "Angevin Architecture in the Kingdom of Naples: a
review of recent studies", _AVISTA Forum Journal_ 13 (2003), 18-20.
Best,
John Dillon
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