GOTHIC TEXT, CONTEXT AND INTERTEXT IN MARIJA JURIĆ ZAGORKA’S TAJNA KRVAVOG MOSTA by Biljana; Ana-Marija Oklopčić; Posavec

“…By placing Tajna Krvavog mosta in the context of Croatian and world Gothic literature and by analysing its title and topic, and Gothic (the female protagonist who is persecuted, male characters as heroes or demonic lovers, elements of supernatural, Gothic architecture) motives present in the narrative, we show that this novel by Zagorka belongs to the Gothic canon.…”
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«Von deutscher Baukunst» di Goethe, agli albori della “Geniezeit” nel segno dell’architettura gotica tedesca by Erminio Morenghi

“…This is a curious parallelism in the name of creative genius and it represents the starting point of an important process that was to lead to a German aesthetic and literary renewal intended to overcome foreign models, especially French, and also to a re-evaluation of Gothic architecture in a patriotic and nationalist key. …”
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Nineteenth Century Style, Ornament and Colour by Mulvin, Lynda

“…Murphy’s essay on the origins of Gothic architecture set the stage for his monograph, Royal Monastery of Batalha (1795). …”
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Reviews Spring 2021 by Nele De Raedt, Frances Sands, Erin J. Campbell, Vanessa Vanden Berghe

“…A Review of Matthew M. Reeve, 'Gothic Architecture and Sexuality in the Circle of Horace Walpole'. …”
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Approaching Viollet-le-Duc by Enzo Bentivoglio

“…Restoration of Gothic architecture is a way to preserve it for the future, but also the study of medieval art, culture and society is useful to build a future. …”
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The Geometry of Bourges Cathedral by Robert Bork

“…These results contribute to an ongoing debate about the use of ‘ad quadratum’ and ‘ad triangulum’ geometries in Gothic architecture, and they provide new evidence for the geometrical coherence of Gothic cathedral design. …”
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Virgin Mary as the “Gate of Heaven” with Angelic Musicians in the Doorway of the Apostles at the Cathedral of Valencia by Montiel Seguí

“…The Door of the Apostles at the Cathedral of Valencia stands as a treasure of sacred Gothic architecture and sculpture. A modification to its original structure in 1599 removed the mullion and the stone image of the Virgin that is to be found today in the tympanum. …”
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Conocimiento, traza e ingenio en la arquitectura valenciana del siglo XV by Amadeo Serra Delfils

“…In the last decades historiography of gothic architecture in the Crown of Aragon has focused on buildings monographs, documentary research and technical change in stone building. …”
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A romantic in Tuscany: Alessandro Gherardesca and the transformation of Pisa’s Piazza del Duomo by Alessandro Melis, Julia Gatley

“…Then, as he matured, he increasingly embraced the neo-Gothic architecture, and his references, without denying his initial preference for the French masters, were consistent with the exploratory approach of the Enlightenment. …”
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Geometry of the Late Gothic Portal in Handlová Church by Grúňová Zuzana

“…Gothic architecture is one of the oldest surviving architecture in Slovakia. …”
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Pastophorium in the Church of St. Catherine in Handlova in the Context of the Morphology of Gothic Pastophoria of Slovakia by Grúňová Zuzana

“…The project Geometric Analysis of Architectural Elements of Gothic Architecture in Handlová and its surroundings was dedicated to the documentation of stone Gothic elements of sacral buildings. …”
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Reviews Winter 2020 by Barry Bergdoll, Shirin Fozi, Andrew Higgott, Jesús Vassallo, Katherine Wheeler

“…A Review of Robert Bork, 'Late Gothic Architecture: Its Evolution, Extinction, and Reception'. …”
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The Late Gothic Portal in Trebišov Pauline Order Church, Architecture and Geometry by Grúňová Zuzana, Borošová Michalcová Miloslava, Vesztróczy Éva

“…Gothic architecture is one of the oldest surviving architecture in Slovakia. …”
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Graphic restitution of hall 12 Of The Earls' Palace in Oliva from Fischer And Lauritzen's graphic legacy by Joaquín Ãngel Martínez Moya

“…The Earls' Palace in Oliva, which was declared a National Monument in 1920 but today has almost disappeared, was a point of reference of the Valencian late-Gothic architecture. The aim of this paper is to detail a graphical restitution of one of its great halls, Hall 12. …”
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A “medieval shaped castle”. Neo-medieval restorations of the purist architect, Giovanni Partini from Siena by Renzo Chiovelli, Daniela Esposito

“…The latter part of the essay concerns the restoration of the “medieval shape” of the castle of Torre Alfina and the important role played by the architect, Giuseppe Partini, a protagonist of Purism in Siena, who considered neo-medievalism both as a sublimation of Gothic architecture, and as the highest expression of creativity. …”
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Architektura w dziejach teologii by Piotr Liszka

“…Architecture has always been a means of expressing world viewpoints that are governing in a given society. Gothic architecture expressed man’s desire to come closer to divine infinity. …”
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‘In Search of the origin of the Gothic: Thomas Pitt´s travel in Spain in 1760’: ‘En busca del origen del gótico: el viaje de Thomas Pitt por España en 1760’, Goya. Revista de Arte,... by Matilde Mateo

“…Although Pitt does not appear mentioned in printed histories of Gothic architecture, his refutation of the theory was crucial for the rejection of an Arab origin of the Gothic where it mattered most, in the medievalist avant-garde at Cambridge. …”
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Visual Litteracy and the Crux of the Visible: Is Stained Glass a Manifestation of the Diaphanous? by Oana Maria Nicuţă

“…Thus, I claim that the metaphor of light, understood as a field of visibility and as a transcendental carrier of spiritual enlightenment (meta-phoros), becomes crucial for understanding the architectural function of stained glass within gothic architecture.…”
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Disruptive Spatiality and the Experience of Recordings of Bach’s Solo Cello Suites by Naomi Waltham-Smith

“…The analogy between high Gothic architecture and Bach’s counterpoint was common in the first half of the nineteenth century, and articles and books on Bach continue to be peppered with pictures of Gothic cathedrals. …”
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Interpretations of the Middle Age in Central and Southern Italy by Margherita Eichberg

“…As a consequence, this widespread destruction later produced great interest in Gothic architecture and its restoration in the supposed original style. …”
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