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16 Cards in this Set
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Byzantine Era |
ca. 500-1400 CE |
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chi-rho-iota |
one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. |
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codex |
an ancient manuscript text in book form. • an official list of medicines, chemicals, etc. |
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buttresses |
Thick masses of masonry |
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Eucharist |
the Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed. |
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Gothic Era |
ca. 1140-1310 CE |
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magi |
Old persians |
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Middle Ages or Medieval Era |
ca. 500-1000 CE |
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pendentive |
a curved triangle of vaulting formed by the intersection of a dome with its supporting arches. |
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pilgrimages |
a journey to a place associated with someone or something well known or respected: |
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Romanesque Era |
ca. 1000-1100 CE |
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scriptorium |
Medieval books were first made by monks and nuns in what workshop within the monastery? |
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stained glass |
refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it. |
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squinch |
a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome. |
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tympanum |
a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated. • a triangular space over a door between the lintel and the arch. |
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flying buttresses |
Most strongly associated with Gothic church architecture. The purpose of this structure is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards. |
