Early Medieval Vocab Flashcards

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Ambulatory

A

the passage around the apse in a basilican church or around the central space in a central-plan building

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2
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Basilica plan

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a large rectangular building often with a clerestory and an apse

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3
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Blind arcades

A

engaged arches for decoration; not a passage

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4
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Bosses

A

decorative knob-like element

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5
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Miniscule

A

small case letters

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6
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Choir

A

between nave and sanctuary

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7
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Colophon

A

last page of a book, included data about the book (i.e. author and date)

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8
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Crossing

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gives access to the nave on the west, the transept arms on the north and south, and the choir on the east.

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9
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Crypt

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a stone chamber or vault beneath the floor of a burial vault possibly containing sarcophagi, coffins or relics.

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10
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Gallery

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story above the side aisles of a church, usually open to and overlooking the nave

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Gadrooning

A

decorative edging on metal or wood, typically formed by inverted flutings

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12
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Illumination

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painting on paper or parchment used as illustration and decoration for manuscripts or albums

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13
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Impost blocks

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a block made to concentrate the weight above, imposed between the capital of a column and the springing of an arch above

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14
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Martyrium

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a church, chapel, or shrine built over the grave of a martyr or site of a miracle

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15
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Narthex

A

entrance porch (vestibule) of a church

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16
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Parchment

A

writing material made from treated animal skin

17
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Picture stones

A

a medieval northern European memorial stone covered with figural decoration

18
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Refectory

A

dining room in monastery

19
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Reliquary

A

container, often made of precious materials, used as repository to protect and display sacred relics

20
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Ribbon interlace

A

decorative element where bands are looped, braided, and knotted into complex geometric patterns

21
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Rune stones

A

stone used as a commemorative monument, which is carved or inscribed by runes, a writing system used by early Germanic peoples

22
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Transept

A

arm of a cruciform church, perpendicular to nave

23
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Triumphal arch

A

archway with one or more arched passageways. Has two massive piers connected by arch and entablature. Decorated with carvings and reliefs.

24
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Westwork

A

church entrance of combined narthex and chapel joined by tall, cylindrical stair towers