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10 - Byzantine
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12th Grade
12/19/2006

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Nave
Definition
walkway of Christian church
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Apse
Definition
cavity in eastern wall of cruciform church that housed the altar
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monotheism
Definition
one god
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Passover
Definition
Jewish celebration
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liturgy
Definition
public celebration of the Word
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Eucharist
Definition
Thanksgiving, celebration of the bread and wine in the Church
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Edict of Milan
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Passed by Constantine in 313 AD, legalized all religions in Rome
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Chi-Ro
Definition
Greek letters X and P, superimposed upon eachother to create Constantine's symbol
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iconography
Definition
pictures and symbols
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Scriptures
Definition
"written word"
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apocrypha
Definition
secret
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Evangelist
Definition
spreaders of the Word
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Torah
Definition
holy book of Judaism; first five books of Christian Bible
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Epistles
Definition
letters from Paul, which taught of how to live life as a Christian
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Ichthus
Definition
"fish" - also an acronym representing Christ
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Schism
Definition
split in the Church
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Sinister
Definition
"left" - having an evil connotation
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Transept
Definition
space before the altar, separating the nave and apse
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Ambulatory
Definition
walkway
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Vestibule
Definition
gathering space in a Church, also known as the Narthex
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Basilica
Definition
large Christian churches, adopted from the Roman buildings, because they could house many people
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Longitudinal
Definition
Western-style church, also known as Cruciform
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Centrally-Planned
Definition
Orthodox (eastern) style church
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Martyrium
Definition
baptistry
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Mausoleum
Definition
tomb
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iconoclast
Definition
one who doesn't believe in iconography
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Anthemius and Isidorus
Definition
the Greek mathematicians who were the architects of the Hagia Sophia
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Vienna Genesis
Definition
famous codex depicting Biblical events
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pier
Definition
big support
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buttress
Definition
support for a wall, either on the inside or outside
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oculus
Definition
hole in the middle of a dome
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squinch
Definition
ledge to hold the dome, transitions from square to round
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pendentive
Definition
dome support characterized by concave upside-down triangles, gives the appearance of floating (Hagia Sophia)
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codex
Definition
early book, with pages
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diptych
Definition
two parts
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parchment
Definition
goat or sheep skin paper
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vellum
Definition
calfskin paper
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manuscript
Definition
written book
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narrative
Definition
story, in art it is a story in picture form
(10 - Writing Terms)
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