“A little after the year One Thousand, basilicas began to be built throughout the known land, and especially in Italy and the Gaul territories. And because the majority of them were still in good conditions and were not lacking in anything, a great spirit of emulation overtook all Christian populations: each wishing to surpass the next in magnificence. It was as if the world wanted to shake off the old, and cover itself with a great white cloak of churches". Romanesque Art 1050- 1200 Raul Glaber
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“A little after the year One Thousand, basilicas began to be built throughout the known land, and especially in Italy and the
Gaul territories. And because the majority of them were still in good conditions and were
not lacking in anything, a great spirit of emulation overtook all Christian
populations: each wishing to surpass the next in magnificence. It was as if the world wanted to shake off the old, and cover itself
with a great white cloak of churches".
Romanesque Art 1050-1200
Raul Glaber
Reasons for Revival of Large-Scale Architecture & Sculpture:
• relief over millennium
• replace destruction of 9th & 10th centuries invasions
• rise of towns
• new function of churches – not just for clergy but for laity
• beautify house of God
• PILGRIMAGES
Architectural Goals:
• height (towards heaven)
• light (metaphor for God)
• stone vaulting (1. fireproof 2. accoutstics 3. looks cool)
Medieval Pilgrimage
Routes
RelicReliquary
Ultimate destination was to Santiago de Compostela in Western Spain.
Legendary burial place of St. James; many miracles attributed