umin ated ▁manuscript s ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Orth odox ▁churches ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Goth ic ▁architecture ▁su pers eded ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁style ▁by ▁combining ▁flying ▁but tr esses , ▁g oth ic ▁( or ▁pointed ) ▁arch es ▁and ▁rib bed ▁v ault s . ▁It ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁spiritual ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁being ▁religious ▁in ▁ess ence : ▁thin ▁horizontal ▁lines ▁and ▁gr ates ▁made ▁the ▁building ▁st rive ▁towards ▁the ▁sky . ▁Architecture ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁appear ▁light ▁and ▁weight less , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁dark ▁and ▁bul ky ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Roman es que ▁style . ▁Saint ▁August ine ▁of ▁Hi ppo ▁taught ▁that ▁light ▁was ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁God . ▁Arch itect ural ▁techniques ▁were ▁adapted ▁and ▁developed ▁to ▁build ▁churches ▁that ▁reflected ▁this ▁teaching . ▁Color ful ▁glass ▁windows ▁en hanced ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁light ness . ▁As ▁color ▁was ▁much ▁r ar er ▁at ▁medieval ▁times ▁than ▁today , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁assumed ▁that ▁these ▁virt u oso ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁had ▁an ▁a we - in sp iring ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁common ▁man ▁from ▁the ▁street . ▁High - ris ing ▁intr icate ▁rib bed , ▁and ▁later ▁fan ▁v ault ings ▁demonstrated ▁movement ▁toward ▁heaven . ▁V ener ation ▁of ▁God ▁was ▁also ▁expressed ▁by ▁the ▁relatively ▁large ▁size ▁of ▁these ▁buildings . ▁A ▁g oth ic ▁c athedral ▁therefore ▁not ▁only ▁invited ▁the ▁visitors ▁to ▁elev ate ▁themselves ▁spirit ually ,