CATHEDRALS

History & Culture - The Medieval Cathedral

[Institute's Name]History & Culture - The Medieval Cathedral

Introduction

It is interesting how every era has proven out to the precedent for the other or the subsequent era. If only it were the survival of the humans or the mankind, which is believed to be the primary and only concern, there could have been the possibility that, their priority would revolve around the acquisition of food and shelter only. However, nature has devised the mankind in a way that he wishes his surroundings to complete and compliment his existence. That is the sole reason the world has witnessed numerous civilizations and periods of human existence and prosperity, since primitive times to the current era. Each civilization possessed its own specs and attributes that played a pivotal role in differentiating it from the other civilizations or periods of numerous eras.

There are numerous components of a civilization, which complete it essence and justify the status of defining the lifestyle, attitude, values, and the approach of the mankind encompassing that civilization. The main components of civilization that play a pivotal role in reflecting the values and lifestyle of the inhabitants are their cultures and specific cultural values, as well as the architecture they have designed and build up over time .

The Medieval Cathedral

Before leaping to the in depth details of the medieval cathedral, it is imperative that substantial clarification is laid down for a naïve mind regarding the basic understanding of what is meant by medieval cathedral, and what exactly it denotes. The term medieval, itself denotes an era of the western and specially English civilization of the middle age. There is no secret in the fact for any one that in the current date, the human era have broadly been divided into three broad spaces, amongst which, Medieval era refers to the middle ages. In the similar manner, the term cathedral, in the literal sense, denotes or refers to a considerably large, and rather significant church. It will not be inaccurate to articulate at this stage that cathedral, is even believed to be the key or prime Christian church edifice which is bishop's diocese.

Interestingly, in today's time, the medieval cathedrals are a set of substantially rich English heritage, which majorly comprises of almost 26 buildings. Not only are these set of buildings believed to be the most splendid symbol of the rich English historic heritage, but are also greatly revered as the prime stature and identity of the magnificent symbols that reflects the fine standing of Christianity. These set of 26 cathedrals that reflect the great stature of Christianity today, actually date back to the period between 1040 and 1540 A.D .

It will not be wrong to state that each medieval cathedral reflects a distinct style and standing, yet the prime function which is performed by each one of the medieval cathedral, is the same; hence proving out to be the prime binding force and factor of resemblance among each medieval cathedral. Every medieval cathedral believes ...