romanesque art Flashcards
1
Q
reliquary
A
a container for holy relics
2
Q
compound pier
A
feature of a nave arcade designed for the support of arches and to bring arch and pier into harmony
3
Q
tympanum
A
the basically semicircular area enclosed by the arch above the lintel of an arched entrance way; semicircular area above an entrance way
4
Q
archivolt
A
molding running around the face of an arch immediately above the opening
