Robert Bork, Ph.D. (1996), Princeton University, is a professor of art history at the University of Iowa. His research emphasizes Gothic architectural design, particularly from a geometrical perspective. His publications include Great Spires (University of Cologne, 2003), The Geometry of Creation (Ashgate, 2011), and Late Gothic Architecture (Brepols, 2018).

• Notes on ContributorsList of FiguresIntroduction: Framing American GothicRobert Bork1 Prologue: The Settings and Audiences of Gothic Architecture down to 1900Robert Bork2 Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933): Champion of the GothicLisa Reilly3 The Legacy of Henri Focillon (1881–1943) in North AmericaKristine Tanton4 Louis Grodecki and American Art Historians: Epistolary ExchangesArnaud Timbert5 Paul Frankl and the Physicality of Medieval Design 82Joseph C. Williams and Erin Hulburt6 The Gothic Legacy of Robert Branner and His StudentsRobert Bork7 The Gothic Legacy of Jean Bony and His StudentsRobert Bork8 Roland Sanfaçon (1934–2021): A Québécois and French Medieval ArchitectureSt. Diane Daussy9 The “English Invasion” in Medieval Art and ArchitectureMeredith Cohen10 Linda Elaine Neagley and the Digital Turn in the Analysis of Gothic ArchitectureKyle G. Sweeney11 “Between Idealism and Realism”: Lawrence Hoey’s Dialectic Approach to English Medieval ArchitectureZachary Stewart12 Medieval Modernism, Past and FutureMaile S. Hutterer13 A Conversation with Caroline Bruzelius: A Life in BuildingsConducted by Matthew M. Reeve14 The Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project and the Study of Gothic Architectural Sculpture in AmericaJennifer M. Feltman15 Negotiating Distance: North American Scholars and Gothic FieldworkSarah Thompson16 American Gothic Scholarship: A RoundtableOrganized by Rob Bork, Rebecca Smith, Sarah Thompson, and Zachary StewartConclusionRobert BorkSelect BibliographyIndex