Details Title: Early Christian Description: definitions Total Flash Cards: 22 Created: 06/14/2009 09:56:41		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 aisle Definition a part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row of pillars or columns Term ambulatory Definition a continuous aisle around a circular building; for example, the aisle around the east end of a Christian church Term apse Definition a semicircular or polygonal, usually domed projection or termination of a building, esp. the altar, sanctuary, or east end of a church Term atrium Definition an open central court, esp. in ancient Roman houses, usually covered on the sides Term arcade Definition a series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars. a roofed passageway or lane, es. one with shops on either side Term baldacchio Definition a stone or marble structure built in the form of a canopy, esp. over the altar of a church. It may rise from columns or hang from the ceiling. Term basilica Definition an oblong building in ancient architecture with a semicircular apse at one end, used as a court of lace of assembly Term chancel Definition the often enclosed space around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir Term clerestory windows Definition glass filled openings in the upper part of the nave, transepts, and choir of a church, used to let in light and for ventilation Term cloister Definition a covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the inside walls of buildings that face a quadrangle, esp. w/in a monastery or convent Term crossing Definition the intersection of the nave and transept in a cruciform church Term cruciform plan Definition a drawing or diagram, from a horizontal plane, in the shape of a cross or marked w/ a cross Term gallery Definition an upper floor, open on one side to the main interior of a building (for example, the galleries above the isles of a church), or the exterior. Term mausoleum Definition a large and stately tomp or a building housing such a tomb or tombs Term mosaic Definition a picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, such as tile, stone or glass set in cement or mortar Term narthex Definition a portico, entrance hall or lobby of an early Christian or Byzantine church or basilica, leading to the nave of a church Term nave Definition the central part of a church, (west of the crossing) extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles Term pier Definition any of various vertical supporting structures, esp.: a pillar, rectangular in cross section, supporting an arch or roof; the portion of a wall between windows; a reinforcing structure that projects from a wall; buttress Term revetment Definition a facing, as of masonry, used to support an embankment Term spandrel Definition the triangular space between the left or right exterior curve of an arch and the rectangular framework surrounding it or the space between two arches and a horizontal molding or cornice above them Term transept Definition the two lateral arms of a cruciform church, projecting to the north and south, usually between the nave and chancel Term triumphal arch Definition a large curved structure, typically containing three arched walkways, built to celebrate or commemorate a victory or triumph