The development of __________at Reims Cathedral made possible even larger areas of stained glass in relation to wall surface.
A) plate tracery
B) flying buttresses
C) bar tracery
D) a central division of the clerestory

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Bar tracery refers to the elaborate stone framework that supports the stained glass windows in Gothic architecture. It allowed for even larger and more intricate areas of stained glass in relation to the wall surface. Plate tracery was an earlier form that used flat stone slabs instead of the more delicate and intricate bars seen in later Gothic architecture. Flying buttresses and a central division of the clerestory were also important developments in Gothic architecture, but they did not specifically contribute to the expansion of stained glass areas.

The Development of __________At Reims Cathedral Made Possible Even Larger