Art Final

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Edict of Milan

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decree by Constantine that stopped the persecution of the christians

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Catacombs

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roman tombs built under cities where christians often held meetings away from roman law

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Constantine the Great

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First empiror of Rome to be a christian

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Romanesque characteristics

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rounded arches, stone vaults, thick solid walls, few windows, separate bell tower and baptistry.

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Romanesque date

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11th century

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Gothic characteristics

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ribbed vaults, piers, flying buttresses, stainded glass, pointed arches, thin walls, twin bell towers

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Gothic date

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between 1137 - 1144

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Relic

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the bones of a saint, believed to posess religious powers.

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Reliquary

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a object, usually very nicly made, that held the bones of a saint

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Clerestory

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portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.

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Portal

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a metal brace that helps support a structure

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Tracery

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ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window

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Nave

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the primary hall of a church that is used primarily by the congregation

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Apse

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semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used esp. at the end of a choir in a church.

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aisle

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a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade

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pilgrimage

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a journey, esp. a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

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flying buttress

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a structure, external, that supports the thin walls of gothic archetecture

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pier

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a pillar or post on which a gate or door is hung

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rose window

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a specific round style of stained glass that contains religious symbolism

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Jamb statues

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statuse in a door jamb, usually of saints

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gargoyle

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uses to ward off demonic forces

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bullet window

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smaller bullet shaped stain glasses windows.