medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I queried a friend on the medieval art list about the terms for various types of architecture and this is what she said:
"For me, the best pronouncement on the terms Romanesque and Gothic comes from Trachtenberg in his articles on "medieval modernism." I just found them, very late in my teaching career I'm afraid!, during another listserv discussion of works people have found seminal. It was the recommendation of Areli Marina (Architecture, UIUC). Here's the article she submitted that convinced me Romanesque is a very apt term but Gothic should be replaced (and which will figure in my upcoming course):
Trachtenberg, Marvin. "Suger's Miracles, Branner's Bourges: Reflections on "Gothic Architecture" as Medieval Modernism." Gesta 39, no. 2 (2000): 183-205."
I don't know what term is suggested to replace "Gothic." Guess I'll have to check out Gesta 39. In Suger's time, "Gothic" was simply "opus francigenum." I'd call it "ogival," or something like that although "Gothic" is so entrenched, it would be difficult to root it out, I suspect. If a word works, why bother?
MG
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