front 1 Saint Denis was | back 1 is said to have brought Christianity to France |
front 2 Suger believed that his ideas about light in architecture were based on | back 2 Saint Denis himself |
front 3 Distinguishing characteristics of the "chevet" or choir (the area formerly called apse) of St. Denis built under Suger include | back 3 all of the above: large windows, shallow radiating chapels, diagonally placed piers, and pointed arches |
front 4 Suger initiated the rebuilding of the church of St. Denis | back 4 in the 1140s |
front 5 The church of St. Denis was important to the kings of France because it | back 5 (b) contained the tombs of the earliest French kings and (c) housed the royal regalia used in coronation ceremonies |
front 6 We know about Suger's ideas about art and the projects he supervised at the monastery and church of St. Denis because | back 6 he wrote a kind of diary |
front 7 The flying buttress allowed Gothic architecture churches to be | back 7 (b) taller , (c) lighter in structure, and (d) more filled with stained glass |
front 8 Abbot Suger | back 8 (b) was advisor to kings of France and Regent during the 2nd Crusade and (c) is said to have introduced the Gothic style |
front 9 The main difference(s) between the Gothic style developed under Abbot Suger and that of the Rayonnant phase of Gothic architecutre include(s) | back 9 a) Rayonnant had greater lightness of structure and (c the Rayonnant rose window looks like a flower held together by delicate stone tracery |
front 10 The church of St. Denis is important in the history of medieval art because it was the | back 10 (c) first place the Gothic style was introduced and (d) influential on later developments in medieval architectural style |
front 11 Key concerns of Suger's that had a direct impact on the design of the parts of St. Denis he supervised were: | back 11 (a) light and (b)unity |
front 12 Abbot Suger believed | back 12 material splendor and physical light lead to spiritual enlightenment |
front 13 In response to the new ideas and style introduced by Suger at St. Denis, newly built and rebuilt French churches experimented with | back 13 all of the above: greater lightness of the structure, greater height, the flying buttress |
front 14 Suger never got to see all of St Denis rebuilt. however, the part(s) that was/were rebuilt under him include(s) | back 14 (b) the choir and (c) the western entrance |
front 15 Key element(s) of Gothic churches that distinguish it from Romanesque ones are | back 15 all of the above: pointed arches, ribbed groin vaults, lightness of structure, and large windows |