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Art History Exam #3
Early Christian, Byzantine, Mideval and Romanesque
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Art History
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
Definition
compound piers
Term
Definition

Catacomb Painting

Rome

Early Christian

Term
Definition

Old Saint Peters

E. Christian

Term
Definition

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

E. Christian

Term
Definition

Santa Maria Maggiore

Early Christian

Term
Definition

San Vitale

Byzantine

Term
Definition

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine

Term
Definition

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Byzantine

Term
Definition

David Composing Psalms

Byzantine

Term
Definition

St. Marks

Byzantine

Term
Definition

Tara Brooch

Medieval

Anglo/Viking

Term
Definition

Golden Buckle - Sutton Hoo

Medieval

Anglo/Viking

 

Term
Definition

Purse lid - Sutton Hoo

Medieval

Anglo/Viking

Term
Definition

Viking Ship Animal Head

Viking

Medieval

Term
Definition
Lindisfarne Gospels
Term
Definition
St. Matthew Ebbo Gospels
Term
Definition

St. Michael's Hildesheim

Medieval

Term
Definition

Santiago Di Compostella

Romanesque

Term
Definition

St. Sernin

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Saint-Pierre, Moissac

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Saint-Lazare Autun

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Duomo Pisa Cathedral

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Bayeux Tapestry

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Durham Cathedral

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Saint Etienne

Romanesque

Term
Definition

Saint Etienne

Romanesque