William of Sens

E150516

William of Sens was a 12th-century French master mason and architect renowned for introducing advanced Gothic design to England through his work on the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral after the 1174 fire.

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William of Sens canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
master mason ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeInCentury 12th century ⓘ
associatedWith Canterbury, Kent ⓘ
linked to: Canterbury

Sens Cathedral (by training and style) ⓘ
basedIn Sens ⓘ
beganWorkOn Canterbury Cathedral choir after the 1174 fire ⓘ
contributedTo transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture in England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of France ⓘ
designed elevated triforium and clerestory at Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ
pointed arches at Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ
ribbed vaults at Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ
documentedIn Gervase of Canterbury’s account of the rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
employedBy Canterbury Cathedral chapter ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
event invited to Canterbury after the 1174 fire ⓘ
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
floruit c. 1170s ⓘ
influenced development of Gothic architecture in England ⓘ
influencedBy French Gothic architecture of Sens Cathedral ⓘ
introduced French Gothic structural techniques to England ⓘ
advanced Gothic elevation at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
innovative use of rib vaulting in English ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
knownFor introducing advanced Gothic design to England ⓘ
rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
languageOfRecord Latin ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableWork Canterbury Cathedral choir ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral eastern arm ⓘ
occupation architect ⓘ
mason ⓘ
origin Sens ⓘ
partOf history of Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
history of Gothic architecture ⓘ
patron Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral monastic community ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
France ⓘ
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
replacedBy William the Englishman as master mason at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
style Gothic architecture ⓘ
suffered serious injury from a fall from scaffolding at Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
workContinuedBy William the Englishman ⓘ
workedOn Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ

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Trinity Chapel → architect → William of Sens ⓘ
William the Englishman → followed → William of Sens ⓘ
William the Englishman → influenced by → William of Sens ⓘ