Test # 1 Study Guide

The test is on Monday, February 9, 2009 - Architecture Hall, Room 147.
Be there on time! The test will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.
Review Session: Friday, February 6, in class, Architecture Hall 147.
Test 1 constitutes 30% of your course grade. No bluebook or bubble form is required.

The test consists of four sections: (1) Slide identification, (2) slide identification and comparison, (3) definition of terms, and (4) short essay. 

1. Slide Identification 

Two images for each building or complex will be shown at the beginning of the test period (9:30) with a 30 sec. recap at the end (starting at about 10:15). You will be asked to identify: 

Name and place: For each building or complex, you should know the name of the building or complex and the city and country in which it is located. 

Date: You need to give a date within 20 years on either side of the actual date of the building or complex. If the actual date is a span of time, your date needs to be within 20 years on either side of that time span. 

Comment: Comment on the significance of the work. The response may vary, but it needs to be more than just identifying the architectural style of the building. For example, using the Palatine Chapel, the possible responses might be: “Central monument of Carolingian revival of classical forms” or “Centralized domed chapel based on Early Christian source of Ravenna.” 

2. Slide Identification and Comparison 

Images of two different buildings or complexes will be shown. You will be asked to identify both of them and make a detailed comparison. The basis of the comparisons will be as follows: 

a. Comparisons between different time periods (a Carolingian building vs. a Romanesque one).
b. Comparisons between different cultures (a church vs. a mosque).
b. Comparisons between different regions (French Gothic vs. English Gothic).   

You will be asked to identify the basis of the comparison and elaborate on the similarities and differences between the two examples in more detail. You will be asked to make at least four (4) points of comparison. These comparisons should be written in complete sentences that compare and contrast each example. 

Note: Examples for identification or comparison will be drawn solely from the list of key works for lectures 1-9, which are included below. The images shown will be the same as those shown in lecture and on the website. Make sure that you study a variety of images so that you have a good knowledge of each building or complex. 

3. Definition of Terms 

You will be asked to provide a complete definition for each term or building type listed on the test. These will be drawn solely from the condensed list of terms below, which are all from lectures 1-11 in the course pack. You will be required to write out the definition; however, you may also use a drawing to help clarify your definition. A drawing with no text will not necessarily be given partial credit. Note: All of the terms are defined in the glossary of the two course textbooks (consult both) and these definitions will be used for grading. 

4. Short Essay

In this section of the test you will be asked to write a paragraph or two discussing a concept presented in the lectures. In all cases you will be asked to cite specific examples that illustrate your argument. Although we will not take points off for grammatical and spelling errors (unless they make your answer unclear), your answer must be written in complete sentences. No bullet points. To study for this section it is strongly recommended that you prepare notes on the major themes of each lecture. You will be responsible for all of the key works for lectures 1-11. 

Condensed list of terms and building types:

List of Key works for Test #1

Palatine Chapel, Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), Germany, 796-804 
Ideal Monastery of St. Gall, Switzerland, ca. 820 
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, 685-690 
Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715 
Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 786-987 
Ste. -Foy, Conques, France, 1050-1120
Ste. -Madeleine, Vezelay, France, 1104-1132
S. Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, 10th -12th c.
Baptistery of S. Giovanni, Florence, Italy, 1060-1150
S. M. Maggiore (Pisa Cathedral), Pisa, Italy, 1063-1118 
Durham Cathedral, Durham, England, begun 1093
Abbey of Cluny II, France, 955-981, Abbey of Cluny III, France, 1088-1121 
The Abbey of St. Denis, St. Denis, France, façade, 1130-1140, choir 1140-1144
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, 1163-1250
Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartres, France, 1140-65 (west front), 1194-1220
Notre Dame Cathedral, Amiens, France, ca 1220
Ste. Chapelle, Paris, France, 1241-1248 
Canterbury Cathedral, Choir, Canterbury, England, 1174-1184 
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, 1220-1260; and Chapter house, 1263-1284
Wells Cathedral, Wells, England - Choir, 1332; and Chapter house, early 14th c. 
Great Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, ca 1088
Mosque-madrasa of Sultan Hasan al-Nasir, Cairo, Egypt, 1362 
Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 13th - 14th c.
* Monpazier, France, founded 1285 
* Lübeck, Germany, 12th-13th c 
* Venice: Piazza S. Marco, 1172-1178 - Basilica of S. Marco, façade, 12th-13th c, and Doge’s Palace, 1340-1419 
* Florence: Piazza della Signoria, 13th-14th c - Palazzo Vecchio, 1299-1315 

*       Denotes an urban plan or space – will not be on slide identification or comparison portion of test, but may be used for a short essay question. 

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