Baroque vs Gothic - What's the difference?
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A period in western architecture from ca. 1600 to the middle of the eighteenth century, known for its abundance of decoration.
A period in western art from ca. 1600 to the middle of the eighteenth century, characterized by drama, rich color, and dramatic contrast between light and shadow.
A period in western music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760, characterized by extensive use of counterpoint, basso-continuo, and extensive ornamentation.
The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.
of or relating to the Goths.
barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the "Dark Ages", medieval as opposed to classical.
of or relating to the architectural style favored in western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries.
of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with the Gothic revival, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.
(typography) in England, of the name of type formerly used to print German, also known as black letter .
(typography) in the USA, of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also called grotesque
of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle.
A novel written in the Gothic style.
* 1996 , Nora Sayre, Sixties going on seventies (page 180)
As adjectives the difference between baroque and gothic
is that baroque is ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail while gothic is (gothic).baroque
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)gothic
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(Gothic language)Alternative forms
* Gothick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- "Enormities which gleam like comets through the darkness of gothic and superstitious ages." (Percy Bysshe Shelley in a 1812 letter, Prose Works (1888) II.384, cited after OED)
- Why is this gothic glam so popular? (New Musical Express 24 December 1983, cited after OED)
Noun
(en noun)- One hundred fifty Gothics sold over 1.5 million copies a month last spring.