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 late Gothic German architecture and art, from the mid-14th century through the mid-16th century. The term means "special gothic" and is used infrequently by modern scholars, though it was formerly popular, having been first used by German art historians in the early 20th century to describe what they saw as the "irrational" character of German Gothic style. The style differs from the French style of Gothic in its extensive use of the hall church rather than the basilica, and in its unified interior as opposed to clearly defined spatial units.