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| concave, triangular section of a hemisphere, four of which provide the transition from a square area to the circular base of a covering dome |
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| portrait or image; esp in byzantine art, a panel with a painting of sacred personages that are objects of veneration |
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| image that served as a model for depicting christian and holy individuals |
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| ways of directing prayer to the holy figures and ultimately to god |
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| paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin which is fixed by heat after application |
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| main/principle church or a monastery |
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| smaller, older church of a monastery |
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| architectural device used as a transition from a square to polygonal or circular case for a dome |
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| christ as ruler of heaven and earth |
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| illustrated books which provide evidence for artistic imagination |
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| funerary chapel (for theodore and his family) |
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| decorative metalwork technique partitioned cells are filled with enamel, pieces of glass, or semiprecious stones and then fired in a kiln to create flat, luminous surfaces |
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| luxurious handmade books with painted illustrations and decorations |
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| painting technique using pigment mixed with egg yolk and glue |
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| lambskin prepared as a surface for painting or writing. used in the production of manuscripts |
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| calfskin prepared as a surface for painting or writing, more expensive than parchment |
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| monumental facade intended to convey imperial power |
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| any item associated with a christian saint |
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| box made to contain relics |
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| continuous molding framing an arch. in romanesque or gothic, one of the series of concentric bands framing the tympanum |
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| the space enclosed by a lintel and arch over a doorway |
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| a beam used to pan an opening |
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| the side posts of a doorway |
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| in church architecture, the pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway |
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| monastery courtyard, usually with covered walks or ambulatories along its sides |
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| capitals ornamented with representations, such as plants, animals, or human |
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| arch made up of two double-curving lines meeting at a point |
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| statues carved on the jambs of a doorway or window. often human figures, religious figures or secular leaders |
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| lacework; ornamental work of interlaced and branching lines, especially the lacy openwork in a gothic window |
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| exterior masonry that opposed the lateral thrust of a arch or a vault. consists typically of an inclined member carried on an arch or a series of arches and a solid buttress to which it transmits lateral thrust |
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| in a gothic cathedral, the blind arcaded gallery below the clerestory; occasionally the arcades are filled with stained glass |
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| the fenestrated part of a building that rises above the roofs of the other parts |
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| heavily illustrated bible, each page pairing paintings of old and new testament episodes with explanations of their moral significance; contains commentaries |
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| a semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque; a prayer niche |
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| in a mosque, the pulpit on which the imam stands |
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| stucco decorations of in which stalactite-like forms break a structure's solidity |
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