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Art History Final
Art History Final
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
12/14/2015

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Ambulatory
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the passage around the apse in a church, especially a basilica, or around the central space in a central-plan building
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Archivolt
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a band of molding framing an arch, or a series of stone blocks that form an arch resting directly on flanking columns or piers
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Barrel Vault
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an elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shaped like a half-cylinder
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Clerestory
Definition
in a basilica, the topmost zone of a wall with windows, extending above the aisle roofs; provides direct light into the nave
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Cloisonné
Definition
an enameling technique in which artists affix wires or strips to a metal surface to delineate designs and create compartments that they subsequently fill with enamel
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Door Jamb
Definition
in architecture, the vertical element found on both sides of an opening in a wall, and supporting an arch or lintel
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Embroidery
Definition
stiches applied in a decorative pattern on top of an already woven fabric ground
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Flying Buttress
Definition
an arched bridge above the aisle roof that extends from the upper nave wall, where the lateral thrust of the main vault is greatest, down to a solid pier
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Galllery
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a roofed passageway with one or both of it’s sides open to the air
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Historiated Capital
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a capital displaying a figural composition and/or narrative scenes
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Gothic Sway
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“S” shaped swaying posture
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Lancet Window
Definition
a tall, narrow window crowned by a sharply pointed arch, typically found in Gothic architecture
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Millefiori
Definition
a glassmaking technique in which rods of differently colored glass are fused in a long bundle that is subsequently sliced to produce disks or beads with small-scale, multicolored patterns
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Nave Arcade
Definition
an arcade marking the separation between a nave and its side aisles
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Oculus Window
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a circular opening
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Pendentive
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the concave triangular section of a vault that forms the transition between a square or polygonal space and the circular base of a dome
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Radiating Chapel
Definition
in a church, projecting chapels arranged radially around the ambulatory of a semicircular or polygonal liturgical east end
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Repoussé
Definition
a technique of pushing or hammering metal from the back to create a protruding image
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Rose Window
Definition
a round window, often filled with stained glass set into tracery patterns in the form of wheel spokes, found in the façades of the naves and transepts of large Gothic churches
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Stave Church
Definition
a Scandinavian wooden structure with four huge timbers at its core
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Transverse Arch
Definition
an arch that connects the wall piers on both sides of an interior space, up and over a stone vault
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Triforium
Definition
the element of the interior elevation of a church found directly below the clerestory and consisting of a series of arched openings in front of a passageway within the thickness of the wall
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Trumeau
Definition
a column, pier, or post found at the center of a large portal or doorway, supporting the lintel
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Tympanum
Definition
in medieval and later architecture, the area over a door enclosed by an arch and a lintel, often decorated with sculpture or mosaic
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