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Title: 12 - Romanesque Art

Description: Chapter 12 Terms

Total Flash Cards: 18

Created: 12/19/2006 17:42:22

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"Lithic"
 Definition
of stone
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tympanum
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half-circle relief sculpture above church portal; depicted didactic scenes, usually of 'the judgment'
(12 - romanesque)
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trumeau
 Definition
center post between the doors of a church portal, usually sculptural depiction of a saint
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jambs
 Definition
the frame of a doorway; very ornate in romanesque and gothic churches
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ribs
 Definition
lining on the inside of vault, particularly in the nave of romanesque churches
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crypt
 Definition
burial chamber below a church, usually at the crossing
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gallery
 Definition
top storey of a church, surrounding the nave (arcade is the lower aisle)
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pier
 Definition
columnal support for a building
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cloister
 Definition
central gardened courtyard of a monestary
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Franks
 Definition
the French
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Gaul
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the name of the land of modern day France
(12 - romanesque)
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Anglo-Saxon
 Definition
the early British people
(12 - romanesque)
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Hiberno
 Definition
Ireland
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vernacular
 Definition
the indigenous language of the land
(12 - romanesque)
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scriptorium
 Definition
place where monks copied scripture pages and illuminated the Word
(12 - romanesque)
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Carolignian Period
 Definition
the reign of Charlemagne
(12 - romanesque)
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radiating chapels
 Definition
small apses protruding from the main apse
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program
 Definition
theme, arrangement, and meaning of the subjects in a church
(12 - romanesque)