IDES 310 Gothic Terms
Have you tried this Illustrated Architecture Dictionary? Check below.
Gothic – scroll to Gothic Middle Ages
Also – consider using an illustration, already labeled or labeled by you for many of the terms – see my examples at the end of the terms list. Scroll down.
1. Gothic architecture – define
2. Gothic arch
3. Cathedra chair
4. High Gothic – France
5. Rayonnant – France
6. Flamboyant – France
7. Tympani
8. Rose Window
9. Fan Vaulting – England
10. Latin cross or cruciform
11. Transepts
12. Crossing
13. Choir
14. Apse
15. Aisles
16. Arcade
17. Ambulatory
18. Bay
19. Ribs
20. Brackets
21. Vaults
22. Bosses
23. Triforium
24. Clerestory window
25. Mullions
26. Lancets
27. Tracery
28. Trefoil
29. Quatrefoil
30. Cinquefoil
31. Stained glass
32. Buttress
33. Flying buttress
34. Casement window
35. Leaded-glass
MOTIFS – search with ‘Gothic’ in your search box – example: Gothic grotesques images
36. Gothic grotesques
37. Gothic Gargoyles
38. Gothic Dwarfs
39. Gothic Bird motif
40. Gothic Foliage
41. Gothic Oak leaves
42. Gothic Crockets
43. Gothic Linenfold – I love linenfold detail!!
44. Gothic Geometric lozenge
45. Gothic Geometric zigzag
FURNISHINGS – same
46. Gothic Choirstall armchair
47. Gothic storage chest or coffer or box
48. Gothic Trestle table
49. Gothic bed
50. Gothic Illuminated manuscripts/books
Portal
