rib vaulting:

11th century technique, the intersection of 2 or 3 barrel vaults produces a ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns; the mechanics of the ribbed vault is identical to the groin vault (with the outward transmission of thrust to the supporting pillars); however the ribbed vaults allow the mason to demonstrate his skills; one of its first applications was at Durham Cathedral, choir side vaults.  

 

lunettes:

French lunette "little moon", in architecture a half-moon shaped space, either filled with recessed masonry or void; formed when a horizontal cornice transects a round-headed arch at the level of the imposts, where the arch springs. If a door is set within a round-headed arch, the space within the arch above the door, masonry or glass, is a lunette. If the door is a major access, and the lunette above is massive and deeply set, it may be called a tympanum.  The term also describes the section of interior walls between the curves of a vault and its springing line.  A system of intersecting vaults produces lunettes on the wall surfaces above a cornice.  The most famous lunettes are in the Sistine Chapel & inspired Michelangelo to come up with inventive compositions for the spaces.

 

Eastern basilica: * see Endnote <A>

Spengler claims windows in these buildings were hidden behind galleries, a raised, balcony like platform or passageway running along the exterior wall of a building inside or outside.

Old St Peters, is the most famous basically in the world, stood from the 4th- 16th centuries, where the new St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City.  Construction (built over the Circus of Nero) began during the reign of Emperor Constantine I ()

see illustration x 2 floor plan & reconstruction

 

Mathew Passion:

a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by JB Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir & double orchestra, with libretto by Picander; sets Gospel of Matthew chapters 26 & 27 to music, with interspersed chorales & arias. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical sacred music.

 

Eroica:

aka Heroic Symphony in E♭ major, Op. 55, symphony in 4 movements by Beethoven, one of his most celebrated works, it is a large-scale composition that marked the beginning of Beethoven's creative middle-period, composed 1803-04; it is grounded in the Classical symphonic tradition while stretching boundaries of form, length, harmony & perceived emotional content & is an important landmark in the transition between the Classical & Romantic era.

 

Tristan:

see Chapter I, page 45,  Chapter V, page 177

 

Parsifal:

see Chapter III, page 110, 111

 

St. Pierre Moissac: * see Endnote <B>

Moissac Abbey, Benedictine & Cluniac monastery in Moissac, SW France; famous for its Romanesque sculpture at the entrance.  At the SW portico, a crenelated structure with sculpture is considered a masterpiece of Romanesque art, reflecting an expansion of image carving both in scope & size; it extended the use of sculpture from the sanctuary to the public exterior.  The tympanum depicts the Apocalypse of the Book of Revelation.   Supporting the tympanum, a trumeau features a statue of the Prophet Isaiah, an outstanding example of Romanesque sculpture

see 2 illustration

 

Saint Chappelle: * see Endnote <C>

royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France.  Built 1238-48, it is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture.  Commissioned by King Louis IX of France to house his collection of Passion relics, including Christ's Crown of Thorns—one of the most important relics in medieval Christendom.  It is one of the earliest surviving buildings of the Capetian royal palace on the Île de la Cité.  It has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collections anywhere in the world.

see illustration