Art and Architecture

• Since most people could not read, art helped them understand Biblical stories.
• Cathedrals were large churches and the seat of a bishop.  Some key features included the nave, transepts, flying buttresses, gargoyles, pillars, and stained glass windows.

flying buttresses

nave

Cathedral ground plan. The shaded area is the transept; darker shading represents the crossing.

transept

gargoyles 

pillars 

stained glass window