Cathedral Architecture- Art, Literature, and Plague

Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

Identify key functions of stained glass windows in the Gothic style. Identify two (2) differences between the Romanesque and Gothic cathedral structures, and discuss which you prefer and the reasons why. Quote a one (1) or two (2) line section that you enjoy from Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio, or Christine de Pisan, and provide your reason(s) for the choice. Next, describe the historical significance of the writer whose work you have chosen. Comment on the degree to which the Black Death epidemic (1347-1350 CE) impacted that writer's work.

Question 1

Functions of the strained glass window in the Gothic style

The distinctive feature of...