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Article: Banners, Gargoyles and illuminations. (studies in Gothic and Romanesque artifacts)
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- School Arts
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- November 1, 1995
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In our middle school, faculty teams plan discipline-based, interdisciplinary, multicultural units for each grade level. For example, the seventh grade team designed a unit on the Middle Ages/ Early Renaissance from England to concurrent Africa and Asia. This integrated unit of study provided opportunities for hands-on experiences in the artroom.
Early in the unit, we took a field trip to the acclaimed Bryn Athyn Gothic/Romanesque Cathedral, with a guided tour through the magnificent Glencairn Museum. Our students observed the best in Gothic and Romanesque architecture, stained glass, gargoyles, illuminations, paintings, sculptures and other artifacts of the period. ...