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| a vault created by the intersecion of two barrel vaults of equal size |
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| area over a door enclosed by an arch |
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| type of imagery characterized by stylized animals arranged in patterns |
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| technique in sculpture by which the material is cut back under the edges so that the remaining form projects strongly forward, casting deep shadows |
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| outermost of vitreous liquid that upon firing renders ceramics waterproof |
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| heavily fortified defensive structure in a castle |
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| continuous horizontal band decorating the face of a wall |
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| metal technique in which a black sulfur allow is rubbed into fine lines |
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| canopy over an sacred space |
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| sacred enclosure used for worship |
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| large column with shafts, pilasters, or colonnettes attached to it on one or more sides |
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| curved molding formed by the voussoirs making up an arch |
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| A section of wall or a pillar between two openings, esp. a pillar dividing a large doorway in a church. |
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| sometimes Pseudo-Arabic, refers to imitations of the Arabic Kufic script, or sometimes Arabic cursive script, made in a non-Arabic context, during the Middle-Ages or the Renaissance: |
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| 1.The outer wall of a castle |
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| A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack |
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| A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack |
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| An aquamanile (plural aquamanilia or simply aquamaniles) is a special ewer or jug-type vessel for the washing of hands (aqua + manos |
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| Architecturally, the choir (Anglican alt. spelling quire) is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the... |
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| in architecture, originally an openwork timber construction placed on top of a building to admit light and allow smoke to escape. Something of this idea persists in medieval examples such as the lantern above the central octagon of Ely Cathedral (14th century |
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| is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, used in building an arch or vault |
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| is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. |
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| the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress |
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