Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...
The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with glorious stained-glass windows. The Gothic Age was famed for its towering churches filled with colorful light shining through glorious ...
What began as an appreciation of Gothic stained glass, and its various arches and geometric patterns soon became a deep dive into architecture as a function and reflection of thought and philosophy.
In 1834, George Washington Doane, Episcopal bishop of New Jersey and rector of St. Mary’s in Burlington, had builders place a cross atop his newly refurbished church. There was an immediate uproar.
An ornate confection of Gothic Revival, this 1840s Albany townhouse is one of an eye-catching row designed with the hallmarks of the style. There are quatrefoils, Gothic tracery and arches, hooded ...
Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...
50.8 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.) Born in Hamilton, Ontario, her family moved to St. Catherines, and then Gananoque, where she attended school and received encouragement from a teacher named Rebecca Edwards ...