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» The Age of Carpentry: The New Art and Society in Plantagent England - In this lecture Christopher Currie argues that England excelled in Gothic structural carpentry. Text without illustrations.

» Earthlore: Gothic Dreams - A lively and illustrated introduction to the monumental churches and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, with a feature on Notre Dame de Paris.

» European Route of Brick Gothic - Project aiming to survey medieval buildings in brick in cities around the Baltic Sea and promote a thematic tourist route.

» Gothic Art and Architecture - Serge Helfrich introduces the art form, dominated by the struggle of architecture against gravity, that flourished in Europe from the 12th until the 16th century.

» Gothic Dreams - An exploration and study of churches and cathedrals in the Gothic style. Features include: histories, study guides, glossaries and galleries.

» Gothic Style Brick Buildings - Information on structures in the Mecklenburg, Vorpommern region of Germany.

» Gothic Valle d'Aosta, Italy - Pure Gothic runs rampant in this section of the country thanks to strong German and French influence, seen in a half-dozen color photos from In Italy Online, with description and tourist information.

» Medieval Architecture - Clickable thumbnails of photos and drawings illustrating Early Gothic with links to the High Gothic period, from the Digital Archive of Architecture.

» Medieval Architecture: High Gothic - Slides of major Gothic buildings from Jeffery Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture: Notre Dame, Chartres; Notre Dame, Amiens; St. Etienne, Bourges; Ste. Chapelle, Paris; Cologne Cathedral.

» The Nature of Gothic - An extract from John Ruskin's influential book "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3).

» New York Carver - A virtual Gothic cathedral project, featuring articles, photo galleries of Gothic architectural details and an illustrated glossary of terms. Image of the day, screensaver, newsletter, resources.

» Romanesque and Gothic Architecture Plans - Spatial proportions compared in detailed layouts, with clickable thumbnails and extensive glossary. From Rice University, Humanities Electronic Studio Project.

» Sculpture for Buildings: Medieval Europe - The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses its extensive collection to present an online tutorial.

» St. Joseph Messenger: Architecture - For young viewers...a concise answer to the question: What makes it Gothic?

» Wikipedia: Gothic Architecture - An illustrated description of the origins and characteristics of the style and its variants and revival. It includes a list of notable Gothic structures.

» 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture: Gothic - Architectural details predominate in this collection of photographs from Thais.

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