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58 Cards in this Set
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Acanthus
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a type of lead used to adorn the capital of Greco-Roman columns
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Apse
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A recess in a building, usually a part of traditional Christian churches
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Arcade
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row of arches
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Arcuated
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architectural system that uses arches
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cantilever
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substantially long overhanging portion of a roof in modern architecture
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craquelure
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cracks in the finish of old oil paintings
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When aperture decreases, depth of field _____
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increases
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When aperture increases, depth of field _____
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decreases
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depth of field
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area under sharp focus
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entasis
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bulging of column at center to create the illusion of straightness
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frieze
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in architecture, the area between architrave and cornice; in sculpture, a decorative band
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nave
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part of church between main entrance and the choir, usually lined with colonnade/arcade
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serigraphy
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screen printing
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trabeated
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architectureal system based on post and lintel construction
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tessera
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piece of glass/stone/pottery used in a mosaic
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voussoir
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stones used to make an arch
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provenance
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origin or source
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entablature
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upper portion of the structure supported by columns
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architrave
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rectangular part of entablature directly about the columns
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pediment
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triangular-shaped area about architrave
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cornice
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area that frames the pediment
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caryatids
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columns made in shape of women
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Tuscan style
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Doric with no fluting
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post and lintel
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two or more posts with beam or lintel between them; usually has thick walls
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additive techniques in sculture
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modeling and casting
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modeling
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manipulating material into 3-D shape
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Joseph Cornell
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assemblages
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tectonic/atectonic
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solid mass/utilized surrounding space
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Alexander Calder
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kinetic mobiles
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greenware
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dried clay; not malleable; not fired in kiln
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earthenware
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fired at 1100-1150 celsius; porous with brownish color
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stoneware
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fired at 1200-1300 celsius; nonporous with grayish color
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porcelain
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fired at 1350-1500 celsius; made with deposits of granite; clear; makes ringing sound when struck
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2 ways to decorate pots
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slip/glaze
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slip
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watery clay; comes in less colors than glazes
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glaze
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sealer; fires to become shiny and nonporous; comes in more colors than slips; can be applied in many layers; must be fired again after applied
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polychrome
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in ceramics and sculpture, using several colors at once to decorate
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complementary of orange
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blue
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complementary of red
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green
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complementary of yellow
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violet
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How many heads is the human body?
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7.5
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etching
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acid intaglio; covering metal plate with acid-proof hard ground, sketching a design into ground, allowing acid to eat design
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soft ground
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acid intaglio; soft material such as petroluem jelly covering plate; allows special effects
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aquatint
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acid intaglio; partially applying hard ground
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embossing
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acid intaglio; printing very deep areas of plate without ink; nice raised texture
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drypoint
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non-acid intaglio; scratching into plte with sharp needle
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engraving
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non-acid intaglio; incising sharp lines through metal with burin
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burnisher
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forces ink on paper in intaglio
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burin
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scratchs lines in engraving
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burr
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raised metal left after engraving
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percale
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fabric used for sheets; made from plain weave
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plain weave
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makes percale
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twill weave
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makes denim and gabardine
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satin weave
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makes satin and damask
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latch-hooking
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makes rugs by tying yarn to backing
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parts of camera
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box, opening/aperture, lens, shutter, and film
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Richard Leach Maddox
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invented gelatin emulsion plates in 1871
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George Eastman
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invented Kodak camera
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