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clever devices used to trick or deceive
artifice
book containing the service for each day to be read to the Church; book of prayers
breviary
script developed as writing standard so the Roman alphabet could be read from region to region
Caroline Minuscule
predecessor of modern book wrote on vellum or parchment
codex
dominant social order of medieval Europe
Feudalism
of an initial letter in an illuminated manuscript; decorated with designs representing scenes from the text
historiated
in Gothic architecture, a tall narrow window ending in a pointed arch
lancet
printed text as opposed to illustration
letterpress
style of Renaissance art that emphasized artifice often involving contrived imagery, not derived directly from nature; self-conscious stylization
Mannerism
medieval picture Bible
moralized Bible
altarpiece composed of more than 3 sections
polyptych
book of Psalms
psalter
period of development in Gothic architecture; shifts focus from scale and spatial rationalism of buildings to a greater concern for the 2D surfaces and the repetition of decorative motifs at different scales
Rayonnant
rooms in monasteries used for writing and copying manuscripts
scriptoria
ornamental framework for holding stained glass in place; characteristic of Gothic architecture
tracery
offered on consecrated in fulfillment of a vow
votive offering
west facing entrance of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church. Exterior consists of multiple stories between 2 towers
westwork