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an underground complex of passageways and vaults
used by early christians and and jews to bury their dead
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| small piece of colored glass marble or stone used in a mosaic |
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| the use of small pieces of glass, stone. or tile (tessarae) or pebbles, to create an image on a flat surface such as a floor, wall, or ceiling. |
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A rectangular area which cuts across the main axis of a basilica-type building and projects beyond it. The transept gives a basilica the shape of a Latin cross and usually serves to separate the main area of the building from an apse at the end. |
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the central longitudinal space of a bascilican church. It is usually flanked on its lond sides by aislas which are separated from the nave by columns or piers. In many churches, the lay congregation stand in the nave to attend religious services.
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| [image]A recess in the thickness of a wall. |
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| A vaulted extension or projection, usually from a choir o[image]r chapel and generally circular or polygonal in shape. |
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| fine gold used in early christian art |
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| in roman architecture, an oblong building used for tribunals and other public functions--- IN CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE-- an early church with features similar to Roman prototype |
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| writing surface prepared from the skin of a sheep or goat--- used as a substitute for papyrus |
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A manuscript that is sewn together in the form of a book, with a spine and often a cover. The codex form replaced the scroll as the most common form of manuscript in the Early Christian period.
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| enhances story--sends subliminal message |
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[image]A spherical triangle which acts as a transition between a circular dome and a square base on which the dome is set. (triangular segments with concave sides)
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Decorative element that divides a column or pier from the masonry which it supports.
columns
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socioeconomic system of the middle ages--- unde this the nobility had hereditary tenure of the lang. in theory, laall land belong to the emperor who granted use to a king for an oath of loyalty and other obligations----- Romanesque Art
king-- nobleman--local lord--serfs--peasants
serfs were allowed to use lords land to cultivate for their own benefit
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an organization of craftsmen-- where the term masterpiece came from--- the men who were in this group created a piece and presented it to be judged by masters----this groupwas started by a merchant
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| lowest grade of being in a guild----had to promote to journeymen before becoming a master--- did the work to be judged by masters |
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| paid assistants to the masters in guilds |
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| origin of word masterpiece-- judged the work of journeymen and apprentices in guilds |
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| came from masters in the guilds-- judged others works |
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| a handwritten book produced in the middle ages or renaissance. if it has painted illustrations it is known as illuminated _____________ |
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an alterpiece or painting consisting of one central panel and two wings |
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| [image] A container for relics. Often reliquaries were in the form of caskets, though it was quite common for them to be shaped like statues or like body parts (such as hands or heads). |
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| a multicolored surface made by pouring enamels into compartments outlined by bent wire fillets, or strips |
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an islamic place of worship |
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| a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint or similar figure of awe and respect, |
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a niche or chamber in a mosque indicating the direction of mecca |
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tower attached to mosque where they call for prayer
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| art that covers a space and is in a pattern-- mathematical |
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| smoky look like picture of madonna and child with st. ann (mary's mother) |
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| suttle shift from light to dark --developed by giato |
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| to make a focal, vanishing point |
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using linear perspective to direct eyes to a focal point-- in this instance, the holy place |
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| centrally-planned building |
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| [image]A building in which the sides are of equal length and in which the main space is symmetrical when bisected laterally and longitudinally. A centrally-planned building may be square, circular, or polygonal. The most important feature of a centrally-planned building is the open space at the center of the building, developed around a vertical axis. |
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| christian symbolism: these two greek letters translate to christ in english-- |
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holy spot:
-where muhammad transcended into heaven
-where abraham sacrificed his son
-christ had his sermon on the mount
comes from centrally planned byzantine churches-- earliest record of koran is written on the walls-- gold tessure & persian rugs
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uses a lot of humor--- early renaissance--- illusionism--camera picta
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