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61 Cards in this Set
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underground christian burial
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catacomb
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catecomb chambers where body was held
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loculus (plural=loculi)
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christian form of worship
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congregational
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entrance place of church
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narthex
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where unbaptised would withdraw to during communion
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atrium court
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1/2 dome
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apse
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longitudinal congregational hall
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nave
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stone or glass. small tiles covered with a shiny gloss. reflective, shimmering quality
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tessarae
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representative statue/painting of a person
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mosaic
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hagia sophia
anthemios + isidoros 532-37 ce byzantine |
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palatine chapel at aachen
odo of metz 792-805 ce carolingian |
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cluny III
gonzo 1088-1130 ce french romanesque |
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st michaels @ hildesheim
bernward otonian early 11th cent |
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notre dame, paris
unknown 1193-1250 gothic |
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ste foy, conques
unknown french romanesque 1040-1130 |
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durham cathedral
unknown norman romanesque 1093-1133 |
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notre dame, amiens
unknown 1220-1269 gothic |
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dining hall
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refrectory
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house where group governmental decisions were made
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chapter house
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library
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scriptorium
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hospital
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infirmary
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alternating system of support
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piers and columns support nave arcade, ABAB patern (ie)
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historionated capital
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non classical order form that tells a story
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radiating apses
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apses around a central point
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double apsed basilica
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double ender
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something holy encompassing a saint
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relic
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later added towers around hagia sophia
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minaret towers
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elaborated westward end of a carolingian or german romanesque church
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westwork
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arcadic courtyard for meditation
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cloister
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area where all 4 areas of a church intersect
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choir
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ambulatory
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circular walking area at front of church
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covered prayer hall or sanctuary
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haram
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islamic collonades or arcades
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riwaqs
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wall that faces mecca
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qibla
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niche inside the qibla
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mihrab
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entrance of mosque
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portal
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pulpit where an imam would lead prayer from
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minbar
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central raised platform where prayers were recited from
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dikka
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elaborate podium that holds the koran
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kursi
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towers where imams shouted to call people to prayer
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minaret towers
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fountain in courtyard to wash oneself
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ablutions fountain
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large islamic mosque courtyard
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sahn
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large arch looking portals
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iwan
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stairs to portal
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plinth
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groin vault
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vault made when two barrel vaults intersect
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cloister vault
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vault made when forms arise from a square or polygonal shape
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clerestory (windows)
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third level, letting some light in
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seperate passage running parralel to the nave
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aisle
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large roman meeting hall that was adapted for christain church use that terminates in an apse
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basilica
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upper section of a gothic cathedral with banks of large windows
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clerestory
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a place of work, worshi, and study for monks of nuns
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abbey
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warmed sitting room
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calefactory
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circular worship
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rotunda
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one who dies for their religion
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martyr
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romanesque nave wall assembly vs gothic nave wall assembly
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R: nave, gallery, clerestory
G: nave, triforium, clerestory |
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passage between arcade and clerestory windows
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triforium
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passage above side aisles and below clerestory windows, used to display art
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gallery
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arched art area above door
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tympanum
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units of a nave
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bays
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4 parted vault
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quadrapartite
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6 parted vault
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sexpartite
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