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Art History 1- Midterm
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2013

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Term
post and lintel
Definition

 a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) 


example: Stonehenge  [image]

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register
Definition

One of a series of rows in a pictorial narrative


example: Palette of King Narmer [image]

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heirarchical scale
Definition

The representation of more important figures as larger than less important ones



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mastaba
Definition

An ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof.


example: [image]

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canon of proportions
Definition

specific guidelines used when representing the human form. 


 

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axial plan
Definition
In an axial plan, the parts of a building are organized longitudinally, or along a given axis; in a central plan, the parts of the structure are of equal or almost equal dimensions around the center.
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pylon
Definition

Greek term for a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple 


example:    [image] Temple of Amen, 1290 BC

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hypostyle hall
Definition

a hall with a roof supported by rows of columns

 

example: [image]

 

 

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ziggurat
Definition

massive structures built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley and western Iranian plateau, having the form of a terraced step pyramid of successively receding stories or levels


example: Ziggurat of Ur [image]

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clerestory
Definition

a row of windows in the upper part of a wall

 

 

Term
megaron
Definition
architectural form consisting of an open porch, a vestibule, and a large hall with a central hearth and a throne.
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tholos
Definition

A beehive-shaped stone tomb of Mycenaean Greece


example: treasury or atreus [image]

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kouros
Definition

an Archaic Greek statue of a standing nude male, depicting an athelete 

 

example: kouros anavissos [image]

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