History Of Architecture Vocabulary

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Early Christian Style

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The architectural period following the official recognition of the Christian Church by the Roman government.

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Normanesque or Roman Style

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The Medieval architecture based on Roman design.

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Gothic Style

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A period and Style in Western Europe characterized by pointed arches and steep roofs.

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crypt

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An underground vault, especially in a church, often used for burial.

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Latin Cross

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The Western Christian Cross with a tail longer than the top and arms.

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cruciform

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Floor plan in the form or shape of a cross.

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nave

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The main section of the church, where the worshippers stand or sit.

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transept

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The part of a cross-shaped church that extends at right angles to the nave. (The arms of the cross.)

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crossing

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The area of a cross-shaped church, where the nave and transept cross.

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choir or quire

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The section of the church where the choir sings.

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apse

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A semi-circular or polygonal projection of a church.

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aisle

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A passageway separated by an arcade, running parallel to the nave of a church

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archade

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A row of arches and supporting columns.

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ambulatory

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A place for walking; the aisle in a cathedral

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bay

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The area between columns, piers, or buttresses

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Pier

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Same as a column but without its details and proportions

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rib

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A projecting band on a ceiling or vault.

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bracket

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An angle-shaped support.

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vault

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A celing constructed on the principle of an arch. An arched roof.

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boss

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A projecting ornament at the intersection of ribs in the Medieval church.

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triforium

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A gallery above the arches of the arcade in the nave of a church.

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clerestory window

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Window placed at the top of the wall or in the highest story of the nave or choir of a church.

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mullions

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A vertical dividing piece in an opening, especially a window.

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lancet

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A narrow, pointed arch window.

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tracery

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A term used to describe the lacelike ornamentation in stone or woodwork of Gothic design, often seen in windows.

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stained glass

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Colored and clear glass set into patterns and hung in front of windows or used as the window glazing itself sandwiched between plain glass.

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came

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The lead strips used to secure the pieces of glass in leaded or stained glass windows.

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buttress

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A structure built against a wall to strengthen it.

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flying buttress

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An inclined brace that spans from the wall to a supporting abutment and receives the outward thrust of the wall.

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leaded glass

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Glass windows made of small pieces held together with lead caming to form a pattern.

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casement window

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A side-hinged window that swings in or out.

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timber-framed

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a frame of heavy timbers used as the structure system for a building.

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infill

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Materials used to fill the space between the timber frame of a building.

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nogging

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Brickwork used as infill between timber framing.

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slate roof

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A roof covered with thin sheets of stone, used like shingles.

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The Gothic style grew out of the Romanesque (called Norman in England),
when?

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It first appeared in France before the middle of the twelfth century, reached its height in thirteenth-century France and England, and endured to the beginning of the fifteenth century in central Italy and even later in Spain and northern Europe.

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In a Gothic church, the ambulatory is:

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the aisle that runs in an arc around the apse.

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A medieval residential roof material made of bundles of reeds is:

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thatch

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Casement windows open

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outward with a hinge mechanism and are typical of seventeeth century houses.

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casement windows

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open outward - typical of 17th century houses.