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41 Cards in this Set
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Lunette |
A half circle painting portraying a story |
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Ornate figures |
A praying figure |
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Clerestory |
High windows to let light in |
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Narthex |
Front porch |
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Ambulatory |
Curving walkway |
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Mosaic |
Art made of painted tiles pressed into a wall |
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Portal |
A three door entrance |
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Nave |
Main body of a church |
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Vault |
A curved roof |
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Tesserae |
Small pieces of colored glass to be pressed into plaster |
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Putti |
Baby angels |
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Transept |
Area that crosses the main hall of a church, forms a cross |
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Apse |
A half cylinder space in a wall |
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Rotunda |
A round room |
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Central plan |
A building built around a circle |
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Gallery |
Top balcony of a church where women and children would sit |
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Conch |
A half dome |
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Pendentive |
Triangular element allowing transition from a square building to a round dome |
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Triumphal arch |
An arch to celebrate victory |
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Impost-block capital |
A capital on an arch |
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Relic |
Bone or cloth from a saint |
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Reliquary |
Container for a relic |
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Westwork |
A monumental west facing church |
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Arcade |
A hall supported by arches |
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Pier |
An upright support for a structure like an arch or bridge |
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Scriptorium |
A place for writing, monastery |
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Parchment |
Writing surface made from animal skin |
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Vellum |
Calf skin used for pages |
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Repousse |
Metal that is hammered into a relief to make a shape |
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Radiating chapels |
Chapels added to an aps |
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Barrel vault |
Half cylinder roof |
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Embroidery |
A design sewn into cloth |
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Tapestry |
A design weaved into a loom |
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Buttress |
Architectural support |
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Tympanum |
Semi circle of relief sculpture above a doorway |
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Mandorla |
Pointed oval surrounding a figure |
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Spire |
A pointed extension to a tower |
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Rose window |
Circular window with a flower design |
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Jamb statue |
A column with a decorative figure attached |
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Triforium |
Narrow passageway on a second level on a church for only the clergy |
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Flying buttress |
Architectural supports that are half arches attached the outside of the building |
