Characteristics Brabantine Gothic

1 characteristics

1.1 2 centuries of brabantine gothic design
1.2 features
1.3 adaptations in holland , of zeeland

characteristics
two centuries of brabantine gothic design

surface conditions , available materials varied. larger churches take centuries of building during expertise , fashions caused successive architects evolve further original plans. or, romanesque churches became rebuilt in phases of dismantling , replacing, (apart crypt) saint bavo s cathedral in ghent: 14th-century chancel influenced northern french , scheldt gothic, century later radiating chapel appeared, , between 1462 , 1538 mature brabantine gothic west tower erected; nave still finished. though few buildings of entirely consistent style, ingenuity , craftsmanship of architects realize harmonious blend. ultimate concepts drawn centuries after earliest designs. follows brabantine gothic style neither homogeneous, nor strictly defined.

features

the brabantine gothic style originated advent of duchy of brabant , spread across burgundian netherlands. besides minor influences high cathedral of saints peter , mary in cologne, architecture builds on classic french gothic style practiced in construction of cathedrals such in amiens , reims.

decorated capital @ round column of nave in grote kerk in dordrecht



pillar bundle columns (on side), , frieze of tracery (underneath windows), in cathedral of our lady in antwerp

the structure of church buildings in brabant largely same: large-scale cruciform floor plan three-tier elevation along nave , side aisles (pier arches, triforium, clerestory) , choir backed half-round ambulatory. slender tallness of french naves however, never surpassed, , size tended more modest.

it characterized using light-coloured sandstone or limestone, allowed rich detailing erosion-prone. churches typically have round columns cabbage foliage sculpted capitals. there half-pillar buttresses continue without interruption vault ribs. triforium , windows of clerestory continue 1 another, windows taking entire space of pointed arch. ambulatory radiating chapels (chevet) part of design (though @ 15th-century choir in breda added later on). whereas cathedrals in brussels , antwerp notable exceptions, main porch straight under single west tower, in french called clocher-porche.

brabantine round columns cabbage leaf capitals, hollandic use of wood vaults in grote kerk in haarlem

an alternative type originated cathedral of antwerp: instead of round columns capital impost, bundled pillars profiled in columns continue without interruption through ribs of vaults , arches – style followed churches in s-hertogenbosch , leuven. in addition, pier arches between nave , aisles exceptionally wide, , triforium omitted. instead, transom of tracery placed above pier arches. type followed other major churches in antwerp city, st. martin church in aalst, , st. michael s church in ghent.

demer gothic in hageland , campine gothic regional variants of brabantine gothic in south-eastern part of former duchy. styles can distinguished merely use of local rust-brown bricks.

brabantine gothic city halls built in shape of gigantic box reliquaries corner turrets , belfry. exterior profusely decorated.

adaptations in holland , of zeeland

many churches in former counties of holland , of zeeland built in style inaccurately separated hollandic , zeelandic gothic. these in fact brabantine gothic style buildings concessions necessitated local conditions. (except dordrecht), because of soggy ground, weight saved wooden barrel vaults instead of stone vaults , flying buttresses required those. in cases, walls made of bricks cut natural stone not unusual.

everaert spoorwater played important role in spreading brabantine gothic holland , zeeland. perfected method drawings large constructions allowed ordering virtually natural stone elements quarries on later belgian territory, @ destination needing merely cementing in place. eliminated storage near construction site, , work done without permanent presence of architect.

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