Details Title: Byzantinte and Early Christian Architecture Description: Terms Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 05/18/2009 08:10:03		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Architecture Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Pendentive Definition A spherical triangle that transforms a square bay into a circle for the springing of a dome. Term Cathedral/Cathedra Definition The church that serves as seat of a bishop. (The bishop’s chair is called a cathedra.) Term Martyria/Martyrium Definition A building associated with a Christian martyr. Term Iconostasis Definition A screen in Byzantine churches that divides the nave from the chancel and that is used as a support for devotional images or icons. Term Baptistry Definition A building, generally octagonal, used for the Christian rite of baptism. Term Mausolea/Mausoleum Definition An elaborate tomb, named after the tomb of King Mausoleus. Term Basilica (Christian) Definition "King's hall". A hall used for public administration. The term generally refers to a rectangular building that has a central section with a higher roof (the nave if a church) flanked by lower aisles on both long sides. early Christians adapted the form as a basis for church design, replacing one apse with the main entrance and establishing a processional axis the length of the building. The altar was placed in the apse at the end. Term Greek Cross Plan Definition Church plan in the form of a Greek cross, with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Term Latin Cross Plan Definition Church plan with one arm longer than the other three. Term Nave Definition The western arm of a basilican church and is the central approach to the high altar. The nave is the central section of a church and has a higher roof. Term Clerestory Definition Windows placed high in a wall, generally above lower roof elements. The purpose of the clerestory is to give light to the inner space of a large building. Term Atrium (Christian) Definition In early Christian churches, the atrium was a large open courtyard, surrounded by covered galleries, which preceded the entrance to the church.