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.
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 second installment of this very optic-oriented topic of Western Architecture, bringing a whole new facet 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 contained in the lecture is courtesy of Myles Zhang, myleszhang.org.
Watch the Full Video Lecture on YouTube:
Also see:
- First Full-Video Lecture! A Survey of Western Architecture pt 1: Antiquity & the Early Middle Ages
- Third Full-Video Lecture – A Survey of Western Architecture Pt 3: The Renaissance & Baroque Eras
- History as it Happens: Notre Dame and the Nine Lives of Gothic Cathedrals
- On the History of Christianity – 8 Episodes
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