On the interior of the building attached shafts often sweep unbroken from floor to ceiling and meet the ribs of the vault, like a tall tree spreading into branches. The verticals are generally repeated in the treatment of the windows and wall surfaces. In many Gothic churches, particularly in France, and in the Perpendicular period of English Gothic architecture, the treatment of vertical elements in gallery and window tracery creates a strongly unifying feature that counteracts the horizontal divisions of the interior structure. COUNT 4
QSN1 What is often found sweeping unbroken from floor to ceiling on the interior of Gothic buildings? ANS1 attached shafts QSN2 Where are the verticals found repeated in the interior of Gothic buildings? ANS2 the treatment of the windows and wall surfaces QSN3 What sort of feature is created by the use of vertical elements in gallery and window tracery? ANS3 a strongly unifying feature QSN4 What does the use of vertical elements help to counteract? ANS4 horizontal divisions of the interior structure