Peter Draper's Chapter Analysis

In Peter Draper’s chapter, he wanted identify the importance of patronage and political influence on the construction or reconstruction of English Gothic architecture. He also wanted to explore how patronage worked at this time and to what extent a patron was involved in the process and the effect their presence had on the final product. While he begins by choosing Canterbury has his specific example, he uses many throughout the passage and often spoke about patterns across the art followed by specific examples. One of the first points Draper highlights architectural movements as politically significant during time s of conquest. After an area is conquered by an invading culture, the emergence and appropriation of their architectural style