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...introduction, Professor Moore said that to understand the art of the Middle Ages we must consider architecture, sculpture, and painting together, because at that period these now separate branches were closely united. The architecture of the Middle Ages was primarily that of church edifices. The Gothic system, the distinctive style of the Middle Ages, was developed from the architecture of the early Christian Church. It was the Roman "basilica" which, in all probability, furnished the first model. Professor Moore then traced the growth of church architecture through the early Roman forms, as shown by the churches of St. Paul...
...position between Welch and Lawrence Halls and overlooking the New Haven Green. The building is designed as a tower flanked by four octagonal turrets, with an elevation from ground to top of parapet of about 100 feet. The exterior will be faced with sandstone from the Longmeadow quarries. Collegiate gothic has been adopted as the design of the new hall. This building will complete the long front on the easterly side of the campus...
...varied with every century in the history of mankind. The different styles of architecture with which we are now familiar have received their impulse and inspiration from the characteristics and peculiarities of the nations which were dominant at the several times of their origin. We have had the Roman, Gothic and Medixval styles and then out of the reformation and regeneration of ideas which came in the sixteenth century grew the Renaissance, which has represented the ideas and inventions of the past hundred years...
...more detailed knowledge of some period of the literature; for German, a good knowledge of the classic period of modern German literature and ability to write in German a short theme on some subject connected with the works of German literature which the candidate has studied; for Germanic Philology, Gothic or Old High Geman or Icelandic; for Comparative Literature, an outline knowledge of mediaeval European Literature. In the major subject the candidate must be able to write the language concerned with considerable readiness and correctness, and must have a somewhat detailed knowledge of the literature and of the history...
Prof. Charles H. Moore gave the first lecture in his course on Gothic architecture, before the Boston Art Students Association Saturday morning...