Stokstad applies an effective use of formal and contextual analysis in Chapter 17, Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, that gives the reader a broader perspective of Gothic Architecture. Within the chapter, the reader will find that Stokstad mainly focuses on the Age of Cathedrals, (Stokstad 509) giving many examples of Gothic architecture within the text.
Her contextual analysis shows the reader a different insight as to what Gothic Architecture was for, and how it influenced the population in Europe,
“Chartres was the site of a pre-Christian virgin-goddess cult…, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it became one of the oldest and most important Christian shrines in France. Its main treasure was a piece of linen believed to have
Her contextual analysis shows the reader a different insight as to what Gothic Architecture was for, and how it influenced the population in Europe,
“Chartres was the site of a pre-Christian virgin-goddess cult…, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it became one of the oldest and most important Christian shrines in France. Its main treasure was a piece of linen believed to have