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Introduction to “The Anatomy of Gothic Architecture”
Dissecting Gothic to See What Makes It Tick
Dec 13, 2025
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Introduction to “The Evolution of Gothic Architecture”
Charting the Ultimate Flowering of the Medieval Mind
Dec 27, 2025
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Greatest Gothic, #7: Notre-Dame, Paris
Gothic’s Most Iconic Masterpiece
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Greatest Gothic, #10: Strasbourg Cathedral
Dec 6, 2025
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Greatest Gothic, #8: Salisbury Cathedral
Jan 3
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Greatest Gothic, #12: Bourges Cathedral
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Greatest Gothic, #21: Wells Cathedral
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Greatest Gothic, #13: Lincoln Cathedral
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Greatest Gothic, #34: Tours Cathedral
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Greatest Gothic, #7: Notre-Dame, Paris
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Greatest Gothic, #8: Salisbury Cathedral
English Gothic’s Definitive Statement
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Greatest Gothic, #9: Burgos Cathedral
The Intoxicating Excess of Spanish Gothic’s Pinnacle
Dec 20, 2025
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Greatest Gothic, #10: Strasbourg Cathedral
An Alsatian Synthesis of Stone and Light
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Medieval Marginalia
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Medieval Marginalia, Part the Sixth
Gothic-Related Notes & Whatnot
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Medieval Marginalia, Castles & Ivories Edition
A Sampling of Medieval Castles and Carved Ivories
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Medieval Marginalia, Part the Fourth
Gothic-Related Notes & Whatnot
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Medieval Marginalia, Part the Third
Gothic-Related Notes & Whatnot
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The Unicorn Tapestries
Exploring Two Famous Tapestry Cycles
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The Unicorn in Medieval Thought
Emblem of Purity, Power, and Longing
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The Art of Medieval Tapestry
Entering the Woven Worlds of Narrative, Symbol, and Prestige
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Greatest Gothic, #12: Bourges Cathedral
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Greatest Gothic, #13: Lincoln Cathedral
England’s Most Inventive and Idiosyncratic Gothic Cathedral
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