Post-Gothic is an appearance of the Gothic architecture motives in the Renaissance and the Baroque epoches. The main features of the style are the continuation of the motives of the Gothic architecture, like the rib vaults, pointed arches abd the tracery windows. These motives were frequently mixed with the motives of ancient origin, like the columns or entablatures.

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Austria

Belgium

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Latin America

Poland

United Kingdom

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  • Vojtěch Birnbaum: Románská renesance koncem středověku. Praha 1924.
  • Hermann Hipp: Studien zur „Nachgotik“ des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland, Böhmen, Österreich und der Schweiz. Hannover, 1979.
  • Engelbert Kirschbaum: Deutsche Nachgotik, ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der kirchlichen Architektur von 1550–1800. Augsburg 1930.