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Attribute |
The distinctive identifying aspect of a person, for example, an object held, an associated animal, or a mark on the body |
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Bay |
The space between two columns, or one unit in the nave arcade of a church; also, the passageway in an arcuated gate |
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Buttress |
An exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a vault. A pier buttress is a solid mass of masonry. A ying buttress consists typically of an inclined member carried on an arch or a series of arches and a solid buttress to which it transmits lateral thrust |
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Clerestory |
The fenestrated part of a building that rises above the roofs of the other parts. Te oldest known clerestories are Egyptian. In Roman basilicas and medieval churches, clerestories are the windows that form the nave ’s uppermost level below the timber ceiling or the vaults |
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Cloisonné |
A decorative metalwork technique employing cloisons; also, decorative brick-work in later Byzantine architecture |
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Cloister |
A monastery courtyard, usually with covered walks or ambulatories along its sides |
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Confraternity |
In Late Antiquity, an association of Christian families pooling funds to pur-chase property for burial. In late medieval Europe, an organization founded by laypersons who dedicated themselves to strict religious observances |
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Crusades |
In medieval Europe, armed pilgrimages aimed at recapturing the Holy Land from the Muslims |
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Fleur-de-lis |
A three-petaled iris ower; the royal ower of France |
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Lancet |
In Gothic architecture, a tall narrow window ending in a pointed arch |
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Mandorla |
An almond-shaped nimbus surrounding the gure of Christ or other sacred gure |
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Pinnacle |
In Gothic churches, a sharply pointed ornament capping the piers or ying buttresses; also used on church facades |
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Radiating Chapel |
In medieval churches, chapels for the display of relics that opened directly onto the ambulatory and the transept |
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Rayonnant |
The “radiant” style of Gothic archi-tecture, dominant in the second half of the 13th century and associated with the French royal court of Louis IX at Paris |
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Rib |
A relatively slender, molded masonry arch that projects from a surface. In Gothic architecture, the ribs form the framework of the vaulting. A diagonal rib is one of the ribs that form the X of a groin vault. A transverse rib crosses the nave or aisle at a 90° angle |
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Tempera |
A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk, glue, or casein; also, the medium itself |
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Tracery |
Ornamental stonework for holding stained glass in place, characteristic of Gothic cathedrals. In plate tracery, the glass lls only the “punched holes” in the heavy ornamental stonework. In bar tracery, the stained-glass windows ll almost the entire opening, and the stonework is unobtrusive |
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Triforium |
In a Gothic cathedral, the blind arcaded gallery below the clerestory; occasionally, the arcades are lled with stained glass |
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Trumeau |
In church architecture, the pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway |
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Tympanum |
The space enclosed by a lintel and an arch over a doorway |
