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30 Cards in this Set
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Charlemagne |
One of the first Emperors of Roman who also influenced religion. |
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Manuscript |
A page made of either parchment or vellum that has written script and/or illustrations. |
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Reliquary |
A container for an object of religious importance. |
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Gospels |
Books/stories relating to Jesus and religious figures. |
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Monastery |
A place where monks worship their faith. |
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Pilgrimage |
Migration of Pilgrims to new lands or settlements |
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Crusades |
Time where crusaders travels the world to spread the gospel (and raid natives) |
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Radiating Chapels |
In medieval churches, chapels for the display of relics that opened directly to the ambulatory and the transept. |
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Barrel Vault |
(Also Tunnel vault ) is a simply extended arch. |
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Tympanum |
Area in a portal above the entrance. |
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Groin Vault |
(Or cross vault) intersects in right angles. |
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Lintel |
A horizontal beam used to span an opening. |
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Trumeau |
Center post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway. |
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Jambs |
The side posts of the doorway. |
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Rib vault |
A vault in which the diagonal and transverse ribs compose a structural skeleton that partially supports the masonry web between them. |
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Abbot Suger |
A monk that remodeled Saint-Denis church. |
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Lux Nova |
Latin: new light. Term describing light going through stained glass windows in churches. |
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Opus modernum |
Latin: Modern work. Term referring to Gothic architecture and art. (Also called Opus francigenum) |
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Pulpit |
A raised platform in the a church or mosque on which a priest or imam stands while leading the religious service. |
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Maniera greca |
Italian: Greek Manner. The Italo-Byzantine painting style of the 13th century. |
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Buon Fresco |
A type of fresco painting style. |
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Mosque |
The Islamic building for collective worship. From the Arabic word masjid, meaning a "place for bowing down". |
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Qibla wall |
A wall that faces towards Mecca. |
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Mihrab |
A semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque. |
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Jomon |
Japanese, "cord markings". A type of Japanese ceramic technique characterized by rope like markings. |
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Kondo |
Japanese, "golden hall". The main hall if worship in a Japanese Buddhist temple complex. Contained statues of the Buddha and the bodhisattvas. |
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Stele |
(P. Stelae) A carved stone slab used to mark graves or commemorate historical events. |
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pueblo |
A communal multi-storied dwelling made of stone or adobe brick by Native Americans of the Southwest. |
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Kiva |
A square or circular underground structure that is the spiritual and ceremonial center of Pueblo Indian life. |
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Adobe |
The clay used to make a kind of sun-dried mud brick of the same name; a building made of such brick. |
