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86 Cards in this Set
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Dome of the rock |
Islamic -situated on the site where Hebrews built the temple of Solomon. -grave site of Adam and the place where god asked Abraham to sacrifice his son. -gateway to heaven, cosmology, and prophet journey. |
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Bihzad, seduction of yusuf |
Islamic -Reinforces Islamic religious story. -seduction of Joseph |
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Saint-Sernin |
Romanesque -Important stop on pilgrimage road - honors first bishop after death - stone masonry |
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Bernardus Gelduinus, Christ in Majesty |
Romanesque -1 of 7 -sits in MANDORLA -right hand in blessing/left on book, "pax vobis" -Sign of 4 evangelists/ eagle:john, angel: Mathew |
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Saint James |
Romanesque |
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Saint-Pierre |
Romanesque |
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Cathedral Complex |
Romanesque |
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Reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy |
Romanesque |
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Head Reliquary of Saint Alexander |
Romanesque -"Mens eyes are fixed on reliques of gold" |
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Aniconic |
Representation without human or animal form. Often symbolic or suggestive rather than literally representational. |
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Aniconism |
The avoidance or shunning of an image of divine beings, prophets or other holy figures (in human or animal form) for religious reasons. |
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Caliph |
successor of Muhammad. |
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Maqsura |
An en-closer situated near the mihrah and reserved for caliph. |
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Mihrab |
Recessed nich, set into quibla. |
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Mosque |
Islamic house of worship. (A place for prostration) Modeled on Muhammeds house |
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Qibla |
Wall facing Mecca that indicates direction of prayer. |
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Qur'an |
-Foundations/ basic teaching -Means recitation -Composed of 114 soras with verses |
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Aisles, Ambulatory, transept, nave |
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Reliquary |
a container for holy relics. |
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Relic |
an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest. |
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Butress |
Exterior support that counter acts the outward thrust of an arch dome or wall. |
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Campanile |
bell tower, especially a freestanding one. |
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Clerestory |
The windows below the vaults in the uppermost level of the nave’s elevaTon. |
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Transept |
(in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave.
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Compound piers |
Piers with columns or pilasters attached to their rectangular cores. |
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Engaged columns |
Attached half columns |
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Springing |
The lowest stone of an arch |
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Tribune |
Gallery over the aisle opening onto the naive. |
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Tympanum |
Semicircular lunette above the doorway. |
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Voussoirs |
Wedge shape blocks forming the archivolts of the arch framing the tympanum. |
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Lintel |
Horizontal beam above the doorway |
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Trumeau |
Center post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway. |
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Jambs |
Side posts of the doorway. |
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Arcade |
The series of arches supported by piers separating the nave from the side aisles. |
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Mandorla |
An oval or almond shaped area or series of lines that surrounds a deity |
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Cloister |
Latin for Claustrum, an enclosed space |
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Historiated capitals |
capitals ornamented with carved gures. |
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Monstrance |
an open or transparent receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for veneration. |
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Potral |
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace. 2. an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top. |
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Pilgrimage |
Religious journey |
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Chartes Cathedral -Royal portal -West facade |
Gothic -Center of community life -Pointer arches, vaults, stained glass all from Romanesque -groin vault pointed -Fire in 1194 -during this period was an increasing in wealth -held mantle Mary wore |
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Rose window and Lancets |
-rose=round -Lancet=long/pointed -gift of a queen, mother of the king, represented by yellow castles and Fleur-de-lis -8 angels/ 12 square panels= old testiment kings |
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Flying Buttress |
Strut or arch segmented running from a freestanding pier to an outer wall |
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Pier |
Vertical support used to bear the heaviest loads in an arched or vaulted structure |
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Virgin, child and angels |
Gothic -Mary enthroned with child -Made before the fire --Holy spirit above her -Windows not for natural light= creates mood |
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Flamboyant |
A late French gothic style of architecture named for flame=pointed tracery |
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Tracery |
ornamental, hold window in place |
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Virgin with the dead christ |
Gothic -Marys face is in hierarchical scale -very human but not naturalistic (movement and emotion) |
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Lancet |
In Gothic architecture, a tall narrow window ending in a pointed arch. |
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Amiens Cathedral
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Gothic
Vaults, Clerestory, and Triforium -high naive elevation |
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Saint-Maclou |
Gothic -Late period -Pointed arches, flying buttress, rose window -upward reaching movement -1 central tower -Facade is rounded -Very recessed doors and false doors |
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Triforium |
space in a church above the nave arcade, below the clerestory, and extending over the vaults, or ceilings, of the side aisles. |
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Colossal Head |
Mesoamerican -whole site -large mounds= possible representation of mountains |
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Teotihuacan |
Mesoamerican -Place of the gods -Pilgrimage even after site was abandoned -Travel of astronomy grid layout -Central axis-avenue of the dead |
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Goddess |
Mesoamerican |
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Ball court |
Mesoamerican
-sloping/straingt walls -often a terrace to the side, topped by temple -not much know about game/players -not able to hold ball -no ball games at teotihuacan |
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Chichen itza |
Mesoamerica -Jaguar throne -oriented to 4 cardinal points -365 stairs on each side, calendar |
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Tablero & Talud |
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Raimondi stele
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South American -staff of god -elaborate wead dress -snakes=creation came from below -picture upside down=read in multiple ways -transformation |
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Bridge spouted vessel with flying figures |
South American -1 to 2 spouts, round, polychrome -usually animal/ plant or both -religious figure -severed hear(popular)= powerful -usually face surrounded by severed head |
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Hummingbird |
South America -Geo glyph -inscribed into ground -green peace ruined |
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Adena Pipe |
Native North America -status, funerary, spiritual, medical -Smoking important/shawmans -first representation of human form in this area. |
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Serpent mound |
Native North America -Effigy mound -Earliest attempts to preserve by non-natives -possible Adena/ astro patterns/ season/ compass/ celestial event-crab nebula and halleys comet |
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Monks mound |
Native North America -largest earthen monument in america -6 square miles |
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Cliff palace |
Native North America -Defense/ temapture/ weather -3rd stage of building, after adobe -chinking -colored walls -entrance through roof |
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Bowl with two cranes and geometric form |
Native North America -buried with people under homes=dome=sky -coil -small number of makers |
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Kofun |
-old tomb |
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Haniwa Warrior |
Japanese -Very detailed, face naturalistic, but still individual -protect? |
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Amaterasu Shrine |
Japanese -Shinto -rebuild 20 |
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Haniwa |
Sculpted , fired pottery cylinders that are modeled in human, animal, or other forms and placed on Japanese tumili during the kofun period. on or next to |
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Shinto |
Original religion/way of life mix |
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Torii |
Main gate, physical marker separating physical world from spiritual. |
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Torii Bushi |
Japanese -Making of Buddha -Shaka- historical Buddha -Bodhisattva on each side-give lives to guide others -large earlobes= previous jewelry -hands |
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Buddha |
Enlightenment through earthly actions |
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Mandorla |
Flame shape |
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Urna |
Dot in center of forehead-whirl of hair, 3rd eye, vision into divine world, wisdom, enlightenment. |
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Ushnisha |
Hair/ higher thinking |
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Hungry Tigress |
Japanese -personal shrine -cabinet with lacquered doors -Buddha gave body to feed tigress |
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Jataka |
Story of one of Buddhas former lives continuous narration sacrificing self for tiger |
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Horyji temple complex |
Japanese -ji=temple -National treasure some of the oldest wood buildings -pagoda, kondo, kodo |
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Yamato-e |
Japanese painting |
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Genji visits murasaki |
Japanese -oldest story Top to down view historical document 10 scrolls only 4 survived. |
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Koshs |
Japaneses -Imaginary rendition -after killing a deer=pure land Buddhism -roamed country side preaching |
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Shōden |
Main hall in Shinto shrine. Translates literally as “First Teachings.”
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Tumulus (pl. Tumuli) |
Burial mound |
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Mudra |
symbolic hand gesture |
