Art History Test 3

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basilica

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in christian architecture, a church somewhat resembling the roman basilica, usually entered from one end with an apse at the other

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apse

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a recess, usually semi circular, in the wall of a building, commonly found in the east end of a church.

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nave

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the central area of a church, demarcated from the rest of it by columns

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aisles

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the portion of a basilica flanking the nave, and separated from it by a row of columns or piers

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arcade

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a series of arches supported by piers or columns

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transept

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the part of the church with an axis that crosses the nave at a right angle

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ambulatory

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a covered walkway outdoors or indoors especially around the passageways of the apes and the choirs

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flying buttress

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an inclined member carried on an arch or a series of arches and a solid buttress to which it transmits a lateral thrust (buttress: an exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of a arch or vault.

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clerestory

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windows that form the naves uppermost levels below the timber ceilings or vaults

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triforium

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in a gothic church, the blind arcaded gallery below the clerestory, occasionally the arcades are filled with stained glass

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cloister

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a monastery courtyard usually with ambulatories on the sides

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narthex

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a porch or vestibule of a church, usually arcaded preceding to the nave

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central plan

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in a central plan the dimensions of the building are of equal or almost equal dimension around the center

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monastery/monasticism

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a group of buildings in which monks live together set apart from the secular community of a town; relating to the life of a monk

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pendentives

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a concave triangular section of a hemisphere,four of which provide the transition from a square area to the circular base of a covering dome. though they appear to be hanging, they are in fact supporting it.

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iconoclasm

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the destruction of religious or sacred images

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chi-rho-iota

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the three initial letters of Christ's name in Greek (Chi-rho-iota ) came to serve as a monogram for Christ (ie: Christogram)

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cloisonné

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a decorative brickwork technique used in later byzantine architecture

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sedes sapientiae

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latin "throne of wisdom" virgin mary with christ the child in her lap

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carpet page

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early medieval manuscripts, a decorative page resembling a textile

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Typology

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in christian theology the recognition of concordances between events especially between the episodes of the old testament and the new testament

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continuous narrative

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the depiction of the same figure more than once in the same space at different stages of a story

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trumeau

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the pillar or central post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway of a church

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archivolts

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in romanesque and gothic architecture, one of the series of concentric bands framing the tympanum

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tympanum

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the space enclosed by a lintel and an arch over a doorway

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jambs

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side posts of a door

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Relic/reliquary

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the body parts, objects, or clothing associated with a holy figure; a vessel used for storing relics

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Radiating chapels

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in medieval churches, chapels for the display of relics that opened directly onto the ambulatory and transept

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Theotokos

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greek, "she who bore god", the virgin mary

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Stained glass/lux nova

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"new light" term for light that enters church through stained glass

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Mandorla

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an almond shape surrounding the figure of Christ or another religious figure

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Qibla wall

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wall that faces towards Mecca (Qibla: direction facing Mecca)

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minbar

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in a mosque, a pulpit on which the imam stands

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Mihrab

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a semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque

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Minarets

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a tower from which the faithful are called to worship; a distinctive architectural trait of a mosque

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Maqsura

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in some mosques a screened area in front of the mihrab reserved for a ruler

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Icon

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a portrait or image, a panel, of a sacred personages that is an object of veneration

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Hagia Sophia, aerial view, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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Hagia Sophia, cutaway, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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Hagia Sophia, interior, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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Hagia Sophia, plan, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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San Vitale, aerial view, BYZANTINE, Ravenna

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San Vitale, interior, BYZANTINE, Ravenna

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San Vitale, mosaic on north wall, BYZANTINE, Ravenna

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San Vitale, mosaic Theodora and attendants, BYZANTINE, Ravenna

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San Vitale, plan, BYZANTINE, Ravenna

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Saint Michael the Archangel, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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Vladimir Virgin, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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David composing the Psalms from the Paris Psalter, BYZANTINE, Constantinople

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Great Mosque at Cordoba, aerial view, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Great Mosque at Cordoba, plan, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Dome of the Rock, aerial view of the rock, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Dome of the Rock, aerial view, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Dome of the Rock, cutaway, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Dome of the Rock, detail of the dome, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Dome of the Rock, interior, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Koran Page with Surah 18, ISLAMIC, Ummayad

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Court of the Lions at the Alhambra, ISLAMIC, Nasrid

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Sutton Hoo Purse cover, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Anglo-Saxon

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Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Carolingian

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Chi-rho-iota page from the Book of Kells, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Irish-Insular

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Saint Matthew folios from the Ebbo Gospels, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Carolingian

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Doors of Bishop Bernward, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Carolingian

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Gero Crucifix, EARLY MEDIEVAL, Ottonian

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Saint-Sernin, aerial view, ROMANESQUE, France

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Saint-Sernin, interior, ROMANESQUE, France

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Sainte-Pierre at Moissac, ROMANESQUE, France

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Last Judgment, Gislebertus, ROMANESQUE, France

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Morgan Madonna, ROMANESQUE, France

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Abbey church of Notre-Dame at Fontenay, ROMANESQUE, France

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Head Reliquary of St. Alexander, ROMANESQUE, Holy Roman Empire

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Cathedral complex at Pisa, ROMANESQUE, Italy

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Bayeux Tapestry, view 1, ROMANESQUE, Normandy

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Bayeux Tapestry, view 2, ROMANESQUE, Normandy

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Abbey church of Saint-Denis, plan, GOTHIC, France

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Abbey church of Saint-Denis, ambulatory, GOTHIC, France

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Chartres Cathedral, central doorway, GOTHIC, France

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Chartres Cathedral, west facade, GOTHIC, France

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Chartres Cathedral, west facade view 2, GOTHIC, France

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Amiens Cathedral, interior, GOTHIC, France

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Amiens Cathedral, interior 2, GOTHIC, France

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Amiens Cathedral, statue of central doorway, GOTHIC, France

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Amiens Cathedral, west facade, GOTHIC, France

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Notre-Dame at Paris, GOTHIC, France

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Sainte Chapelle, GOTHIC, France

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Rottgen Pieta, GOTHIC, Holy Roman Empire

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Arena Chapel, interior, Giotto, PROTORENAISSANCE, Italy

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Arena Chapel, fresco, Giotto, PROTORENAISSANCE, Italy