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01/24/2012

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Term
syncretism
Definition
Ex: 11-13: Santa Costanza winemaking mosaic, Rome

the eucharist was a common practice for both pagans and christians, so this image would have been pleasing to both

def: the deliberate blending of different belief systems, often while melding practices of various schools of thought.
Term
basilica
Definition
Ex: Old St. Peter's basilica, hagia sophia, santa sabina, santa costanza

early basilicas had either central plan or longitudinal designs, later, the modular plan emerged

def: in Roman architecture, a public building for legal and other civic proceedings, rectangular in plan with an entrance usually on a long side.
In Christian architecture, a church somewhat resembling the Roman basilica, usually entered
from one end and with an apse at the other.
Term
nave
Definition
Ex: old st peter, hagia sophia, st vitale

def: The central area of a basilica
or of a church, demarcated from aisles by
piers or columns.
Term
transept
Definition
Ex: Westwork

def: The part of a church with an axis that
crosses the nave at a right angle.
Term
clerestory
Definition
EX: st peters

def: series of built in windows that form the uppermost level of the nave below the ceiling or vault. open level.
Term
nave arcade
Definition
Ex: santa sabina, st. cyriakus

def: In basilica architecture, the series
of arches supported by piers or columns separating
the nave from the aisles.
Term
ambulatory
Definition
ex: san vitale, santa costanza

def: A covered walkway, outdoors (as
in a church cloister) or indoors; especially the
passageway around the apse and the choir of a
church.
Term
Crucifixion
Definition
ex: crucifixion of archbishop gero, mosaic at church of dormition, lindau gospel cover

def: figure (usually jesus) tied or nailed to a cross
Term
sarcophagus
Definition
ex: junus bassus
Term
icon
Definition
ex: the annunciation, christ as the savior of souls, christ as pantokrator

def: A portrait or image; especially in Byzantine
churches, a panel with a painting of sacred personages
that are objects of veneration. In the visual
arts, a painting, a piece of sculpture,or even
a building regarded as an object of veneration.
Term
atrium
Definition
ex: old st. peters

def: Also the
open, colonnaded court in front of and attached
to a Christian basilica.
Term
vault
Definition
ex: st marks, san vitale, santa costanza

def: an arched or domed roof,
Term
personification
Definition
ex: the sky personified in the christ enthroned niche of the junius bassus sarcophagus

def: An abstract idea represented in
bodily form
Term
apse
Definition
ex: church of katholikon, san vitale

def: A recess, usually semicircular, in the wall of
a building, commonly found at the east end of
a church.
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