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55 Cards in this Set
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Mural paintings done in wet plaster.
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Fresco
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A horizontal block resting on two vertical posts, used in doorways.
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Post and Lintel
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A beam supported on one end.
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Cantilever
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The space located between a post and lintel and a corbeled arch.
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Relieving Triangle
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Beehive shaped tomb of the Mycenaean civilization.
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Tholos
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A technique used to beat gold flat.
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Repousse
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Different bands and levels located on pottery and sculptures.
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Registers
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A fear of empty space.
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Horror Vacui
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A statue of a freestanding male youth figure.
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Kouros
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A statue of a freestanding female youth figure.
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Kore
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A stance that has one leg slightly in front of the other, a more natural pose than a frontal pose.
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Contrapposto
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A way to create bronze statues.
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Lost Wax Casting
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A pose that has a rigged leg contrasted with a relaxed arm, and a relaxed leg with a rigged arm.
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Chiastic Pose
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A more pronounced contropposto pose.
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S-curve
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A small shrine to a deity.
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Tholos
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Center area of a Greek temple.
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Cella
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External colonnade on all four sides of a Greek temple.
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Peristyle
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The level that columns stand on in a Greek temple.
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Stylobate
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The top of a column.
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Capital
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Scroll-like spirals located on the capitals of Ionic columns.
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Volutes
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Divides the frieve on a Doric temple.
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Triglyph
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Contains the frieve on a Doric temple, is divided by Triglyphs.
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Metope
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Doorway to a Roman house.
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Fauces
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Large central reception area of a Roman house.
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Atrium
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Opening in the ceiling of a Roman house that let in rain water.
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Compluvium
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Caught the water brought in by the compluvium.
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Impluvium
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Small bedrooms located off of the atrium.
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Cubicula
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The back part of the Roman house, usually held a garden.
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Peristyle
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The kitchen or dining room located off of the peristyle of a Roman house.
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Triclinium
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The rooms used as offices or working spaces, located off of the peristyle in a Roman house.
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Tablinum
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Wedge shaped blocks that form an arch.
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Voissures
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The space beteen two parts of a Triumphul arch.
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Spandrel
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A large opening located at the top of the Parthenon.
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Oculus
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Indentations located on the inside of a dome.
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Coffers
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A half shaped space.
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Lunettes
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The main body of the church.
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Nave
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A space for walking on either side of the nave.
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Aisle
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A semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or dome.
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Apse
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An area set crosswise to a nave.
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Transept
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The entrance or lobby area of a church.
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Narthex
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Two panels of art attached to each other.
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Diptych
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An enameling technique.
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Cloisonne
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A book page that looks like weaving.
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Carpet page
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A manuscript in which text is sometimes supplanted with decoration, or illustration.
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Illuminated Manuscript
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The Greek lettering of Christ.
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Chi-ro-iota
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An upper level of windows.
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Clerestory
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The brickwork that unites two towers of a cathedral.
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Westwork
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A bell tower.
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Camponile
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Heavy ornamentaion found on Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
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Incrustation
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An almond shaped ring.
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Mandorla
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Used to store important relics.
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Reliquarie
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A place used for walking inside of a cathedral.
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Ambulatory
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A lunette located on the top of Gothic style doors, location of sculptures.
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Tynpanum
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Th central post supporting the lintel of the door in Gothic style doors.
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Trumeau
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The side posts of the doorway.
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Jambs
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