Full-Video Lectures Playlist: Western Architecture

Some facets of history can’t be explained through discourse alone, and in 2023 Historiansplaining has expanded it’s offering to include Full-Video Lectures! Dr. Sam has broadcast three installments so far on the History of Western Architecture, taking us through the evolution of western architecture, from the smooth and stark mountain-like slopes of the ancient pyramids, to the ornate embellishments and filigree of late gothic architecture, to the reaction with a return to simplicity in the Renaissance, with echos of calming and welcoming Greek and Roman temple structures, followed by the return to the extravagance of the Baroque – all presented in the vivid detail that only a visual walk-through can provide.

In the third installment of our Survey of Western Architecture, we will follow the rise of Renaissance geniuses like Alberti, Bramante, & Michelangelo, their efforts to recover Roman grandeur and dignity in the basilica, the church, and the urban palazzo, followed by the outbreak of baroque extravagance from the streets of Palermo to the halls of Versailles, and then the gradual return to classical balance and understatement in the English country house.

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This is the third full-video lecture from Historiansplaining, available on YouTube, below. Dr. Sam can continue to peel back the layers of time & place with the visual treatment needed for the very optic-oriented topic of Western Architecture, bringing in a whole new medium to the catalogue of Historiansplaining. This installment was filmed Live with questions from Historiansplaining Patrons – Thank you to all those who participated!

This series on western architecture contains the only 3 episodes of Historiansplaining that are full-video installments, and that are available exclusively on YouTube. (The companion audio tracks of these lectures are also available on all the podcast platforms that host Historiansplaining episodes). More audio installments and video installments to come!

Press play below for the whole new world of full-video Historiansplaining!

Third Full-Video Lecture – A Survey of Western Architecture pt. 3: The Renaissance & Baroque Eras

In the third installment of our Survey of Western Architecture, we will follow the rise of Renaissance geniuses like Alberti, Bramante, & Michelangelo, their efforts to recover Roman grandeur and dignity in the basilica, the church, and the urban palazzo, followed by the outbreak of baroque extravagance from the streets of Palermo to the halls of Versailles, and then the gradual return to classical balance and understatement in the English country house.

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Dr. Sam continues the epic history of Western architecture by tracing how medieval builders and their patrons revived the art of building in stone once more, and used it to craft monumental edifices into intimate, atmospheric spaces in the Romanesque age, before reaching for the heavens with soaring Gothic vaults and spires, and then returning once more to earth with the simple, balanced dignity of the Renaissance.

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This is the second full-video lecture from Historiansplaining, available on YouTube, below. Dr. Sam can continue to peel back the layers of time & place with the visual treatment needed for the very optic-oriented topic of Western Architecture, bringing in a whole new medium to the catalogue of Historiansplaining. This installment was filmed Live with questions from Historiansplaining Patrons – Thank you to all those who participated!

This series on western architecture contains the only 3 episodes of Historiansplaining that are full-video installments, and that are available exclusively on YouTube. (The companion audio tracks of these lectures are also available on all the podcast platforms that host Historiansplaining episodes). More audio installments and video installments to come!

Press play below for the whole new world of full-video Historiansplaining!

Image of the unrealized plan of Beauvais Cathedral courtesy of Myles Zhang, myleszhang.org.

Second Full-Video Lecture – A Survey of Western Architecture pt. 2: The High Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Dr. Sam continues the epic history of Western architecture by tracing how medieval builders and their patrons revived the art of building in stone once more, and used it to craft monumental edifices into intimate, atmospheric spaces in the Romanesque age, before reaching for the heavens with soaring Gothic vaults and spires, and then returning once more to earth with the simple, balanced dignity of the Renaissance.

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Full Episode Details >

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Dr. Sam explores the methods that builders, from Egypt to Rome to medieval Europe, have used to create grand structures and to enclose beautiful spaces, whether by reaching outward across the landscape or upwards toward the sky, in order to enthrall the senses and to inspire emotions from terror to tranquility.

This is the first full-video lecture from Historiansplaining, available on YouTube. With the help of our new producer, Dan Rogers, Dr. Sam can peel back the layers of time & place with the visual treatment needed for the very optic-oriented topic of Western Architecture, bringing a whole new facet to the catalogue of Historiansplaining.

Also see:

This installment was filmed Live with questions from Historiansplaining Patrons – Thank you to all those who participated!

This series on western architecture contains the only 3 episodes of Historiansplaining that are full-video installments, and that are available exclusively on YouTube. (The companion audio tracks of these lectures are also available on all the podcast platforms that host Historiansplaining episodes). More audio installments and video installments to come!

Press play below for the whole new world of full-video Historiansplaining!

First Full-Video Lecture – A Survey of Western Architecture pt. 1: Antiquity & the Early Middle Ages

Dr. Sam explores the methods that builders, from Egypt to Rome to medieval Europe, have used to create grand structures and to enclose beautiful spaces, whether by reaching outward across the landscape or upwards toward the sky, in order to enthrall the senses and to inspire emotions from terror to tranquility.

This is the first full-video lecture from Historiansplaining, available on YouTube. With the help of our new producer, Dan Rogers, Dr. Sam can peel back the layers of time & place with the visual treatment needed for the very optic-oriented topic of Western Architecture, bringing a whole new facet to the catalogue of Historiansplaining.

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Full Episode Details >

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