Chapter 8 Flashcards
Pg. 232. A porch or vestibule, sometimes enclosed, preceding the main entrance of a church.
Narthex
Pg. 232 an almond shaped outline shaped enclosing the full figure of a person endowed with divine light, usually Christ.
Mandorla
Pg. 234 the area of a church where the transept intersects the nave. Sometimes a tower or dome is built over this area, further emphasizing it as the focal area of the worship space.
Crossing
Pg. 234 a small dome, usually with windows around its drum, built atop a larger dome or on a roof to allow light to enter the structure.
Lanterns
Pg. 234 any passageway around a central space. A place for walking around the apse of a church, often a continuation of the side aisles;also, a covered walkway around the cloister.
Ambulatories
Pg. 234 a supportive structure consisting of a tower buttress and a flying arch which spans the side aisles and supports the upper wall of the nave of a gothic church.
Flying Buttresses
Pg. 234 the part of the church in which the service is usually sung, usually the apse; also, a group of trained singers.
Choir
Pg. 234 a complex of buildings comprised of a monastery and a church.
Abbey
Pg. 234 a covered walkway or ambulatory around an open court or garden. Usually, a colonnade faces the garden, allowing light to enter.
Cloister
Pg. 234 the main church of a diocese, containing the cathedra, or bishop’s chair
Cathedra
Pg. 236 a bell tower either attached to a church or freestanding nearby.
Campanile
Pg. 240 a massive support built against a wall to receive the lateral thrust exerted by a vault, roof or arch
buttresses
Pg. 241 the upper section of a wall used for fighting and ventilation; also, the upper story of the nave of a church building.
Clerestory
Pg. 243 ornamental stonework in a decorative pattern with a lace like effect; a decorative interlacing of lines suggestive of such stonework
Tracery
Pg. 245 a complex vault with radiating ribs, characteristic of late English gothic architecture
Fan vaulting
