Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. Medieval styles and periods
7. Medieval (European)
8. Medieval regional styles
9. Northern European Medieval styles
10. German Medieval styles
11. German Medieval architecture styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style in architecture and ornament that developed on the north German plain and Baltic coastal cities, primarily during the 13th through the 16th centuries. The style is characterized by the use of brick, exterior constructional polychromy, colorful interior finishes, and Rhenish tracery patterns.