medieval europe Flashcards
(31 cards)
portal
where you enter
narthex
the entrance or lobby area
nave
beginning middle section
aisles
to the sides of the nave
transept
in the “t” its the horizontal line
apse
the round bit
altar
the place in the “t” where the two lines cross
ambulatory
outside part of apse to meander and look at artifacts
chapels
A small chamber (or sometimes an entirely separate building) for worship
tympanum
semicircular area enclosed by the arch above the lintel of an arched entranceway
barrel vaults
the simplest form of a vault: effectively a series of arches placed side by side
groin vaults
gothic pointy vaults
ribs
an arch of masonry, often molded, which forms part of the framework on which a vault rests.
round vs pointed arches
round is earlier
pointed = gothic
rose window
large circular stained glass windows found in Gothic churches
flying buttress
a structure built against another structure in order to strengthen or support it
mandorla
a medieval Christian artistic convention by which an oval or almond-shaped area or series of lines surrounds a deity, most commonly Jesus
charlemagne
a medieval emperor
edward the confessor
king of England from 1042 to 1066
william the conqeror
the first Norman King of England,
harold
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last judgement
the Second Coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity.
pentecost
the Christian commemoration of the Holy Ghost’s descent upon Jesus’s twelve apostles.
annunciation
mary prego
