Flamboyant

Flamboyant (from French flamboyant, "flaming") is the name given to a florid style of late Gothic architecture in vogue in France from the 14th to the early 16th century, a version of which spread to Spain and Portugal during the 15th century; the equivalent stylistic period in English architecture is called the Decorated Style, and it is contemporary with the Perpendicular Style in England and in Germany the Sondergotik. It evolved from the Rayonnant style and the English Decorated Style and was marked by even greater attention to decoration. The name derives from the flame-like windings of its tracery and the dramatic lengthening of gables and the tops of arches. A key feature is the ogee arch, originating in Beverley Minster, England around 1320,[1] which spread to York and Durham, although the form was never widely used in England due to the rise of the Perpendicular style around 1350.[2] A possible point of connection between the early English work and the later development in France is the church at Chaumont.[2] The Manueline in Portugal, and the Isabelline in Spain were even more extravagant continuations of the style in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Some examples of the Flamboyant Gothic Style

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flamboyant style". http://www.essential-architecture.com/STYLE/STY-107.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Harvey, John (1950). The Gothic World. Batsford.