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Ambulatory
The passage (walkway) around the apse in a church, especially a basilica, or around the central space in a central-plan building.
Animal style
an approach to decoration found from China to Northern Europe in the early Iron Age, and the barbarian art of the Migration Period, characterized by its emphasis on animal motifs.
Apse
a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar.
Archivolts
a band of molding framing an arch, or a series of stone blocks that form an arch resting directly on flanking columns or piers.
Book of Hours
A prayer book for private use, containing a calendar, services for the canonical hours, and sometimes special prayers.
Carolingian
a dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings or Karlings). From the Frankish Empire in the period of roughly 120 years from about 780 to 900 — during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs — popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance
Catacombs
An underground cemetery consisting of tunnels on different levels, having niches for urns and sarcophagi and often incorporating rooms (cubicula).
Chi-rho-iota
- It is formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" = KRistos = Christ in such a way to produce the monogram.
Choir
The part of a church reserved for the clergy, monks, or nuns, either between the transept crossing and the apse or extending farther into the nave; separated from the rest of the church by screens or walls and fitted with stalls (seats).
Cloisonné
An enameling technique in which artists affix wires or strips to a metal surface to delineate designs and create compartments (cloisons) that they subsequently fill with enamel.
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