CL
Jan 7, 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I learned so much about cathedrals and their history. The professor was engaging, the forums were lively, and the imagery and music was beautiful and inspirational.
JK
Apr 13, 2021
Really enjoyed it. The information and way it was presented was very interesting. I would even do it again as it had a lot of information in it...cant wait to visit the cathedrals we studied about.
By Harry M
•Jul 24, 2020
The "Age of Cathedrals" course was a very good introduction to Gothic architecture in general and Gothic cathedrals in particular. The professor obviously knows his subject matter and was mostly able to convey the material in an interesting manner. However, there was less personal interaction than there could have been. These were simply well thought out, well prepared and well delivered lectured but the presentations lacked spark and enthusiasm and humor....Which is not as much a criticism as a statement of fact. Considering that Notre Dame in Paris has been decimated by a fire, the course needs to update the course to at least mention that Notre Dame, as we knew it, is no longer. Even a reference to a well constructed video on the Notre Dame fire on the National Geographic Channel would help bring this course up to the present.
By Alan G
•Apr 15, 2021
Although an enjoyable course, it didn't quite live up to what I was expecting. probably more on the architecture and less on the biblical quotations, I know it is about cathedrals, would have been more enjoyable. I also felt that the qiuizzes/peer reviews did not seem to be in sync with the relevant week's lecture.
And as for peer reviews and this is a constant bugbear with me on Coursera courses, why have them?
By Debbie B
•May 15, 2020
I enjoyed the material and learned quite a bit about this time period. I am sure the developers of this particular course do not read the reviews. BUT would someone tell the developers, apparently not for the first time, that the essay question for Week 7 does not have anything to do with the course materials for that week. It is a waste of time to write an essay to a question that has already been asked.
By Kate S
•Dec 24, 2017
Great course! I really enjoyed the first 3 weeks and the detailed information on the history of cathedrals and how they were built. Instead of so much interpretation of stained glass windows, panel by panel and scene by scene, I would've appreciated a comparison of different cathedrals in different parts of Europe. But over all a good foundation for history-oriented travelers to France!
By João C B
•Jul 21, 2020
I liked the course and enjoyed many chapiters of it. But, I think that the Urban Phenomena's week could focus on more interesting topics than Peter Abelard and sexual behavior - why not, for example, St. Thomas Aquinas, or the guild's system? The suggested readings are not very specific too: entire works with hundreds of pages.
By Catherine S
•Apr 15, 2018
A little heavy on French history, but very interesting. I’m not a fan of peer reviews, and this has plenty of them, but at least the grades were a combination of quizzes and peer reviews.
By Sharon M
•Jan 28, 2021
A good course! I was hoping for more in-depth information on the actual design and construction of the cathedrals, but a lot was covered in the course and it was well worth it.
By Andrés B
•Jun 2, 2020
Un curso IDEAL para quien está fascinado por el período gótico y desea conocer más profundamente de la época y de sus construcciones y su vida
By Stanislava F
•Nov 29, 2017
Very interesting, but I would prefer more animated lectures and more details about the structure, since it is very important
By Jo N
•Feb 23, 2018
A most enjoyable course - I've learned a lot, some of which I never really wanted to know.
By Oleg P
•Apr 4, 2021
Great overview on history of a wonderfull piece of medieval culture — gothic cathedrals.
By jordi o j
•Apr 22, 2018
learnt a lot of things about medieval cathedrals, specially from saint Louis life.
By Alexandra C
•Jun 13, 2018
Lots of peer assessment but a very informative and enjoyable course!
By SJ T
•Jan 25, 2018
great crash course on Gothic cathedrals and French history.
By Olofin J P
•Jun 29, 2020
LECTURER WAS PHENOMANAL
VIDEO PRESENTATION WAS EXITING
By Joanna S
•Jun 28, 2018
I really enjoyed this course. It was so interesting.
By George P
•May 2, 2020
Very interesting course and I love the teacher
By Jéssica M
•Dec 14, 2020
Very good!
By Ygor K B
•Jun 6, 2019
Very good.
By Fatosin J F
•Jul 8, 2020
Good
By Merete M
•Dec 19, 2017
I have participated in another course at Yale, and there were not the many faults as in this course (wrong answers in quizzes). I find that questions in the essays were very different from the titles, and I find the questions in the four essays were very alike. I would have liked to write about "Biblia Pauperum"! Too many videos were more guide material than university level. Anyway it was interesting and I will look at the cathedrals in another way. Thank you.
By Ilya B
•Aug 1, 2023
I expected more focus on architecture and social aspects while the course is primarily focused on the religious aspects and mythology. Too much of a course is the lecturer reading out loud the passages from religious and other contemporary texts. A student who is focused on Christianity may find this course a lot more fulfilling than a secular or otherwise non-Christian student who is generally interested in the Middle Ages or generally in architecture.
By Susan A
•Jan 28, 2018
Mostly interesting overview of the building and architecture of a few of the great cathedrals, with a lot of sidebars about the lives of the kings and saints.
By Nathalie S F
•Jun 17, 2021
interesting class, but not very varied, and a bit too long ...
By Francisco H
•Jul 1, 2020
las entregas de texto no se conducen con los videos