Gothic style

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• Gothic style —    A subculture of the punk look, gothic style for both sexes exudes somber fetish features such as black corsets, PVC skirts, facial piercing, dyed hair, combat boots, and tattoos. Begun in the 1980s, gothic style evolved into cyber goth in the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• Gothic style — style of architecture (used in churches and palaces) which was developed in western Europe during the Middle Ages …   English contemporary dictionary

• Gothic Revival architecture in Canada — is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects… …   Wikipedia

• Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE —    Gothic Revival architecture can be seen as part of the general trend of Romanticism that characterized mid 18th through mid 19th century European culture, and while it reached its high point from 1830 to 1870, a continued interest in the… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Gothic — [gäth′ik] adj. [LL Gothicus: see GOTH1] 1. of the Goths or their language or culture 2. designating, of, or related to a style of architecture developed in W Europe between the 12th and 16th cent. and characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting,… …   English World dictionary

• Gothic architecture — See also: Gothic art The western façade of Reims Cathedral, France …   Wikipedia

• Gothic Revival architecture — Notable Neo Gothic edifices: top: Palace of Westminster, London; left: Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh; right: Sint Petrus en Pauluskerk, Ostend …   Wikipedia

• Gothic art — Architecture, sculpture, and painting that flourished in Western and central Europe in the Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque art and lasted from the mid 12th century to the end of the 15th century. Its loftiest form of expression is… …   Universalium

• Gothic Revival — the return to a Gothic style in British architecture that occurred between the middle of the 18th century and the middle of the 19th century. Many British churches were built in the new Gothic style, also called neo Gothic, and are often more… …   Universalium

• GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE —    The Gothic style of architecture grew out of the Romanesque style to include even more sophisticated architectural structures that featured intricate ornamentation, vast interiors, and soaring roofs, with external flying buttresses, tall… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture