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3 days ago · Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. [1] It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
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2 days ago · Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
3 days ago · The Gothic period has been called the period of the carpenter because of its rich use of plank construction. The earliest case furniture (if we discount dug-out log chests) is a six-plank chest, where flat sawn boards are butt jointed together and nailed or pegged then, for security, encased in metal strapping (photograph 9).
5 days ago · A young man is haunted by voices instructing him to slaughter his wife and children. A sleepwalker undergoes a series of violent adventures in the wilderness. These haunted, dreamlike scenes define the fictional world of Charles Brockden Brown, America's first professional novelist.
2 days ago · Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
6 days ago · An arcaded element of the interior elevation of a Gothic church, usually found directly below the clerestory and consisting of a series of openings from a passageway or gallery, or can be a purely decorative device built into the wall.
1 day ago · American Gothic, created by Grant Wood in 1930, is heralded as one of American art’s most iconic and frequently parodied pieces. This masterpiece transcends mere artistic depiction, presenting a narrative rich with traditional values, meticulous detailing, and deep symbolism that captures the quintessence of rural America in the early 20th ...
