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| a wood frame was first constructed in the shape of an arch. The stone work was built up around the frame and finally a keystone was set in position. The wood frame could then be removed and the arch was left in position. |
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| veristic means truthful, gives a sense of honesty, truthfulness behind the characters, it started the trend towards realism |
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| the leader at the time of the Parthenon, who raised money supposedly for the state and put it all towards the parthenon |
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| Director of the Parthenon's sculptures and carvings |
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| a series of rows of columns, usually spanned by lintels |
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| In classical architecture, a colonnade all around the cell and its porch(es). A peripteral colonnade consists of a single row of columns on all sides; a dipteral colonnade has a double row all around |
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| the chamber at the center of an ancient temple; in a classical temple, the room in which the cult statue usually stood |
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| The space, or porch, in front of the cella or naos, of an ancient greek temple |
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| the convex profile (an apparent swelling) in the shaft of a column |
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| In classical architecture, the triangular space (gable) at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade; also, an ornamental feature with the same shape |
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| The doric order is characterized by capitals with funnel-shaped echinuses, columns without bases, and a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, is sturdy and masculine |
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| The Ionic order is characterized by volute capitals, columns with bases and an uninterrupted frieze, and is pretty and femine |
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doric order: Taper up at the top, not a straight line, swells in the middle
ionic order: stand on a base, more slender than doric |
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| The lintel or lowest division of the entablature; ionic: plain, divided into 2 or 3 bands with frieze on top, doric:lower half of entablature |
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| The part of the entablature between the architrave and the cornice; also any sculpture or painted band on a building. Ionic has an uninterrupted frieze while the doric frieze is divided |
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| often sculpted in relief, they alternate on the Doric Frieze, the metopes are the panels and the triglyphs are the grooved sections |
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| consists of the architrave and the frieze, the part of the building above the columns and below the roof |
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| the uppermost course of the platform of a Greek temple, which supports the columns |
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| greek for "young man", an archaic greek statuary type depicting a young man |
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| Greek for "young woman", an archaic greek statuary type depicting a young woman |
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| A stance where a human figure has one part turned in opposition to another part (usually hips and legs one way, shoulders and chest another), creating a counterposition of the body about its central axis, Sometimes called "weight shift" because the weight of the body tends to be thrown to one foot, creating tension on one side and relaxition on the other |
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| In Greek pottery, the silhouetting of dark figures against a light background of natural, reddish clay, with linear details incised through the silhouettes |
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| In Greek pottery, the silhouetting of red figures against a black background, with painted linear details; the reverse of black-figure painting |
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| The use of perspective to represent in art the apparent visual contraction of an object that extends back in space at an angle to the perpendicular place of sight |
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| The space reserved for the clergy and singers in the church, usually east of the transept but, in some instances, extending into the nave |
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| Semicylindrical in cross-section in effect a deep arch or an uninterrupted series of arches, one behind the other, over an oblong space |
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| Formed at the point at which two barrel vaults intersect at right angles |
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| Top level windows, allow for a sense of lightness |
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| Used in romanesque, generally composed of wedge-shaped blocks that transmit the downward pressure laterally |
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| The most ornate of the three orders, the capital of the column usually has a detailed floral carving that went all the way around, solving the problem of looking good. |
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| (i think) when columns are added into a structure for a visual effect, not because they are needed in the building |
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| A hemispheric vault, or an arch rotated on it's axis. |
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| An ornamental, sunken panel in a vault or ceiling. |
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| Emperor Constantine of Rome |
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| He reunites the Roman Empire, moves the capital from Rome to Constantinople, converts to Christianity, and puts an end to the persecution of Christians. |
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| Emperor Justinian of Byzantium |
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| Known for his reorganization of the Roman government and the Codex Justinianus |
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| Early type of Christian church in the Roman Empire, had a sense of open-ness, community, and gathering rather than hierarchy |
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| In a basilica, the large, long, central avenue leading to the altar at the back of the church |
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| Side halls running under the lower roof of a traditional basilica, parallel to the nave |
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| The spot in the back of a church or basilica where the high altar is located. |
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| The entrance space/foyer of a traditional church or basilica |
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| The intersection of a church with an axis that crosses the nave at a right angle. Also the usual place where the holy relics are housed |
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| Type of artwork that consists of small stones and colored glass set in concrete to make a larger picture |
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| Like the mosaic, only the pieces of glass and pebble are cut specifically. |
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| A construction device that allows a dome to rest on a square, the engineering solution to the dome of the Hagia Sophia. |
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| iconoclasm; iconoclasts; iconophiles |
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| The deliberate destruction of religious icons, usually signifies a great religious change; the people who support this; the people who are in favor of icon worship. |
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| A feature of some early Medieval art, this style consists of intertwining lines; a vine-like spiraling mess. |
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| A medieval manuscript with illustrations, usually religious. |
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| An exterior structures that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a vault |
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| A narrow arch of pointed profile, in contrast to a semi-circular arch |
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| A vault in which the diagonal and transverse ribs compose a structural skeleton that partially supports the masonry web between them |
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