Universität Wien

080025 PS Case Study I: The Beginnings of Gothic Architecture and Its Reception in Central Europe (2013W)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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max. 25 participants
Language: German

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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 16.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 23.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 30.10. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 06.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 13.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 20.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 27.11. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 04.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 11.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 18.12. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 08.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 15.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 22.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07
  • Wednesday 29.01. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-07

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This proseminar addresses a development that has played a central role in art historical narratives of medieval Europe: the emergence in twelfth- and thirteenth-century France of an innovative and influential brand of architecture, which was originally known as "opus Francigenum" ("the French manner"), and only much later termed "Gothic". The initial focus of the investigation is on the origins and nature of this style, which will be studied on the basis of a selection of key monuments in northern France. Attention will then shift to the spread of Gothic eastwards across Europe, with particular emphasis on its reception in thirteenth-century Austria. Analysis of the most important surviving monuments in this area helps to reveal the complex patronal, technological, and artistic mechanisms behind the development of the style, casting rich light on the nature of late medieval society.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance of participants will be assessed on the basis of the presentations, contributions made to discussions, and the written work resulting from these (c. 4000 words, including footnotes, plus max. 20 illustrations).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Investigation of a key period for architectural history and its interpretation by art historians.
- Improved knowledge of French and Central European architecture of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

Examination topics

The proseminar is based on seminars at the Institute for Art History with some visits to relevant monuments. Participants will give presentations (maximum 30 mins) on specific examples, following which there will be a discussion. Presentations in English are welcome.

Reading list

Einführende Literatur:

I. Allgemein
Christopher Wilson, The Gothic Cathedral. The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530 (London, 1990)
A. Erlande-Brandenburg, La Cathédral, (Paris 1989); engl. ed.: The Cathedral. The Social and Architectural Dynamics of Construction (Cambridge 2009).
G. Binding, Baubetrieb im Mittelalter, (Darmstadt, 1993).

Paul Crossley, "Introduction" in Paul Frankl, Gothic Architecture, (New Haven and London, 2000).
Paul Frankl, The Gothic. Literary Sources and Interpretations through Eight Centuries, (Princeton 1960).

II. Frankreich
Dieter Kimpel und Robert Suckale, Die gotische Architektur in Frankreich 1130-1270, (1985).
Jean Bony, French Gothic Architecture of the 12th and 13th Centuries, London 1983.
E. Hallam, Capetian France 987-1328, London 1986.

III. Mitteleuropa
Norbert Nussbaum, Deutsche Kirchenbaukunst der Gotik, (Köln, 1985; 2nd ed., Darmstadt, 1994)
Bruno Klein (Hg.), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland - Gotik, München 2007.
G. Brucher, Gotische Baukunst in Österreich, (Salzburg-Wien, 1990).
G. Brucher, (Hrg), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich, II. Gotik, (München-London-New York, 2000).
H. Fillitz, (Hrg), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich I. Früh- und Hochmittelalter, (München-New York, 1998).
Mario Schwarz, Die Baukunst des 13. Jahrhunderts in Österreich, Wien 2013.
E. Marosi, Die Anfänge der Gotik in Ungarn. Esztergom in der Kunst des 12.-13. Jhs, Budapest 1984.

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