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Art History Exam #3
Early Christian, Byzantine, Mideval and Romanesque
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
11/13/2009
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Term
Tesserae
 Definition
Tiles in a mosaic
Term
Nave
 Definition
Central part of a church
Term
Ambulatory
 Definition
Walkway around the apse.
Term
crossing
 Definition
crossway in a church
Term
clerestory
 Definition
high wall with band of windows
Term
transept
 Definition
north and south projection on a church, arms of the cross
Term
pendentive
 Definition
triangular sections holding up a dome
Term
codex
 Definition
book
Term
apse
 Definition
semi-circular projection at the back of a church
Term
illuminated manuscript
 Definition
a book illustrated with gold leaf
Term
[image]
 Definition
compound piers
Term
[image]
 Definition

Catacomb Painting

Rome

Early Christian
Term
[image]
 Definition

Old Saint Peters

E. Christian
Term
[image]
 Definition

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

E. Christian
Term
[image]
 Definition

Santa Maria Maggiore

Early Christian
Term
[image]
 Definition

San Vitale

Byzantine
Term
[image]
 Definition

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine
Term
[image]
 Definition

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Byzantine
Term
[image]
 Definition

David Composing Psalms

Byzantine
Term
[image]
 Definition

St. Marks

Byzantine
Term
[image]
 Definition

Tara Brooch

Medieval

Anglo/Viking
Term
[image]
 Definition

Golden Buckle - Sutton Hoo

Medieval

Anglo/Viking

 
Term
[image]
 Definition

Purse lid - Sutton Hoo

Medieval

Anglo/Viking
Term
[image]
 Definition

Viking Ship Animal Head

Viking

Medieval
Term
[image]
 Definition
Lindisfarne Gospels
Term
[image]
 Definition
St. Matthew Ebbo Gospels
Term
[image]
 Definition

St. Michael's Hildesheim

Medieval
Term
[image]
 Definition

Santiago Di Compostella

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

St. Sernin

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Saint-Pierre, Moissac

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Saint-Lazare Autun

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Duomo Pisa Cathedral

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Bayeux Tapestry

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Durham Cathedral

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Saint Etienne

Romanesque
Term
[image]
 Definition

Saint Etienne

Romanesque
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