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32 Cards in this Set
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Apse, Apsidal |
A large semicircular or polygonal (and usually vaulted) niche protruding from the end of a building |
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Arcadr |
A series of arches, carried by column or piers and supporting a common wall or lintel
- in a blind arcade, the arches and supports are engaged (attached to the wall) and have a decorative function |
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Barrel Vault |
An elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shaped like a half- cylinder - example: |
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Basilica |
A large rectangular building. Often built with a clerestory, side aisles separated from the center nave by colonnades - ex. Basilica Of San Marco |
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Cista (cistae) |
Cylindrical containers used by wealthy women as a case for toiletry articles such as a mirror. - ex. |
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Composite Order |
A system of proportions in Classical architecture that includes every aspect of the building's plan, elevation, and decorative system. - ex. |
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Dome |
A rounded vault, usually over a circular space - ex. Hagia Sophia |
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Diptych |
Two panels of equal size (usually decorated with paintings or reliefs) hinged together. - ex. |
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Drillwork |
The technique of using a drill for the creation of certain effects in sculpture |
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Forum |
A Roman town center; site of temples and administrative buildings and used as a market or gathering are for the citizens - ex. |
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Groin Vault |
An arched masonry structure that spans an interior space. A vault created by the intersection of two barrel vaults of equal size which created four side compartments of identical size and shape |
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Keystone |
The topmost voussoir at the center of an arch, and the last block to be placed. The pressure of this block holds the arch together. Often large. |
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Nave |
The central space of a basilica, two or three stories high and usually flanked by aisles |
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Mausoleum |
A monumental building used as a tomb. - ex. Tomb of Mausolos erected at Halikarnassos 300 BCE |
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Plinth |
The slab like base or pedestal of a column, statue, wall, building, or piece or furniture. |
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Rotunda |
Any building (or part thereof) constructed in a circular (or sometimes polygonal) shape, usually producing a large open space crowned by a dome |
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Round Arch |
In architecture, an arch that displaces most of its weight, or downward thrust along its curving sides, transmitting that weight to adjacent supporting uprights |
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Tetrarchy |
Four-man rule, as in the late Roman Empire, when four emperors shared power |
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Tuscan Order |
A system of proportions in Classical architecture that includes ever aspect of the building's plan, elevation, and decorative system. A variation of Doric characterized by a smooth- surfaced column shaft with a base, a plain architrave, and a undecorated frieze |
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Voussoir |
The oblong, wedge- shaped stone blocks used to build an arch. |
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Abbey Church |
An abbey is a religious community headed by an abbot or abbess- especially has a large choir to provide space for the monks or nuns - ex. |
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Ambulatory |
The passage (walkway) around the apse in a basilican church or around the central space in a central- plan building - ex. |
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Catacomb |
A subterranean burial ground consisting of tunnels on different levels, having niches for urns and sarcophagi and often incorporating rooms (cubiculae) - ex. Catacomb of Priscilla (three hebrews in a fiery furnace painting in it) |
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Conch |
A half dome - ex. where the Apse with Christ Enthroned mosaic is |
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Codex (codices) |
A book, or a group of manuscript pages (folios), held together by stitching or other binding on one side - ex. David composing the Psalms (paris psalter) |
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Cruciform |
A term describing anything that is cross-shaped, as in the cruciform plan of a church |
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Cubiculum (cubicula) |
A small private room for burials in the catacombs |
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Icon |
An image representing a sacred figure or event in the Byzantine, and later in the Orthodox, Church. |
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Iconic Image |
A picture that expresses or embodies an intangible concept or idea - ex. |
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Iconoclasm |
The banning or destruction of images, especially icons and religious art. - ex. Islamic Art |
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Iconostasis |
The partition screen in a Byzantine or Orthodox |
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