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56 Cards in this Set
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Cubicula |
rooms or cells in catacombs |
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The basilica plan |
Plan used for Christian churches that were non-religious. Symbolizes the Crucifixion in shape. Dominant in the West |
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Atrium |
open congregation point (those unbaptized removed there during rituals of the service) |
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Narthrex |
transition point between atrium and the nave |
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Nave |
the main body of the basilica |
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Transept |
transition between the nave and the apse |
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Apse |
the place of the altar, holy of holies |
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Centralized plan |
in the round and radiating from the center (Santa Costanza) Dominant in the East |
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Ambulatory |
Aisle without beginning or end |
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Evangelist symbols |
Matthew – winged man Mark – lion Luke – bull John – eagle |
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Diptych |
a cover on a writing tablet |
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Lunette |
half moon shape |
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Impost block |
transitional block between capital and the arch |
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Pendentives |
triangular segments of a sphere that transfer weight of a dome onto four square pressure points |
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iconoclasm |
The destruction of religious images due to the belief in idolatry |
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Squinch |
hallowed out shell curved into the corner |
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icon |
Small, portable devotional images |
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Andrei Rublev |
artist of the Old Testament Trinity |
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Muhammad |
founder of Islam |
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Allah |
Islamic God |
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Mosque |
a prayer hall |
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Mihrab |
focal point on the wall that faces Mecca |
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Minaret |
the tower from which there is a call to prayer five times a day |
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Hiberno-Saxon art |
An art style created in the British Isles, like Ireland, it was a mix of styles |
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Cloissonée |
compartments of enamel chips fired to fill the compartment |
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Carpet page |
the rectangular form |
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Odo of Metz |
the architect of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen (Germany) |
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Modular |
separate components (modules) that can be connected together |
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Westwor |
west-facing entrance for VIP guests |
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towers representation |
The quest for height |
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Psalter |
a collection of the songs of David |
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Mendorla |
the egg-like shape that surrounds and emphasizes Christ |
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Bishop Bernward |
builder of St. Michael's, Hildesheim (Germany) |
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Fall of Man and Expulsion from Eden |
Scenes shown on the Bronze Doors at St. Michael's, Hildesheim (Germany) |
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Relics |
objects, bits and pieces of martyrs or saints filled with power |
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Romanesque style of architecture |
Roman-like, heavy and ponderous, Roman vaulting techniques (barrel and groin) |
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relics significance to St. Sernin, Toulouse (France) |
This church was built to attract pilgrims to spend money in Toulouse, relics were placed inside the church as a means of attracting them to be filled with that power |
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stone vaulting |
creates a firewall, in case the roof burned, for the acoustics and for the aesthetic appeal |
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Style of the Jesus mosaic in San Miniato al Monte, Florence (Italy) |
Byzantine |
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Diaphragm arches |
created a partial firebreak |
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Ribbed vaults |
made Sant’ Ambrogio, Milan (Italy) more structurally sound, sound effects and firebreak. First used in Durham Cathedral. |
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Bernard Gelduinus |
Sculptor of Christ in Majesty from the ambulatory of St. Sernin, Toulouse |
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Tympanum |
moon-shaped space in between the lintel and archivolts |
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Trumeau |
center column supporting the lintel and tympanum of the doorway |
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Jambs |
frames flanking the doorway |
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Archivolt (or voussure) |
ornamental molding following the underside curve of the arch |
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Lintel |
block above the jambs and door |
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Prophet Jeremiah |
prophet that told of the coming of Christ, connecting the Old and New Testament stories |
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Gislebertus |
sculptor of the Last Judgment, West Tympanum, St. Lazare, Autun (France |
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Abbott Suger |
Advisor of Louis VII, he rebuilt the church |
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Triforium |
shallow arched space in-between the gallery and clerestory, a sculptural element to break up the wall space because the walls are higher |
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Robert de Luzarches |
architect of Amiens Cathedral |
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Perpendicular style |
accent on the vertical rather than the horizontal |
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London Westminster Abbey |
Chapel of Henry VII |
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Fan vaults |
extremely decorative and elaborate that add a sculptural quality |
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Hall Church |
the isles are the same as the nave |
