The document summarizes four historical sites: 1. Santa Sabina in Rome from 422-432 CE, known for its spacious nave illuminated by windows depicting biblical scenes under a wooden coffered ceiling, built to honor Saint Sabina. 2. Chartres Cathedral, built on the site of a Roman temple and used for Christian worship since 200 CE, with a substantial church by 1000 CE, burned down in 1194 but the tunic was found unharmed, reconstructed around 1220 with stained glass windows in the Gothic style. 3. The Golden Haggadah from late medieval Spain around 1320, an illuminated manuscript written on gold-lined vellum in the Jewish art style

1. Santa sabina Late Antique Europe, 422-432 CE
spacious longitudinal nave
Faces the altar
Illuminated by natural light from windows
Creates a feeling of transcendence
Windows made of celenite, not glass
Wooden coffered ceiling
Depict Biblical scenes
Early Christian church
To respect Sabina, who supposedly died on the location

2. Chartres cathedral
legend says that the church was built on the site of a Druidic temple--whether or not this is true, we do know that it was
built on the site of a Roman temple
long history of use as a Christian space: used for Christian worship since around 200 CE
by 1000 CE there was a substantial church in the site
Chartres has always been associated with the worship of the Virgin Mary
the Romanesque church on the original site burned down in 1194--but the tunic was found three days later, unharmed
the formal plan of the Church is a Latin cross with three aisles, a short transept, and an ambulatory
the high nave is supported by double flying buttresses
three part elevation of nave arcade, triforium, and clerestory
work on the reconstruction of the cathedral started around 1220
stained glass windows
Gothic style

3. Golden Haggadah Late medieval Spain. c. 1320 C.E.
Illuminated manuscript
- Gold lead of vellum
- Each image has a golden background
- Resembles Christian gothic
Haggadah = narration
Late Romanesque / Gothic Period
Jewish Art
It was forbidden to create images at this time

4. alhambra
Walls are covered with beautiful and extremely rich ceramics and plasterwork.
Walls include intricately carved wooden frames
Connected by pathways and gardens, all of which could be blocked off