Explain the important role of light in Abbot Suger's plan for the Gothic cathedral

What will be an ideal response?


Essay responses should include these points:
• Suger's writings emphasize the manifestation of the Divine through brilliantly colored light.
• The height of the cathedral walls allows for the expanse of space to showcase the light.
• The stained glass provided a way to divinely narrate the stories of the Bible.
• The stained glass connected with the mysticism of what Suger believed was the original Saint-Denis.

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