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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),
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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.
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