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12 - Romanesque Art
Chapter 12 Terms
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Art History
12th Grade
12/19/2006

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"Lithic"
Definition
of stone
(12 - romanesque)
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tympanum
Definition
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
Definition
the name of the land of modern day France
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Anglo-Saxon
Definition
the early British people
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Hiberno
Definition
Ireland
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vernacular
Definition
the indigenous language of the land
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scriptorium
Definition
place where monks copied scripture pages and illuminated the Word
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Carolignian Period
Definition
the reign of Charlemagne
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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
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