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Flashcards in Romanesque Vocab Deck (30)
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1
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Aquamanile

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jug-type figure in the shape of one or more animals

2
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Archivolt

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entrance with diminishing sized arches

3
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Bailey

A

a private fortress

4
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Baldachin

A

a canopy placed over a sacred space such as a throne or altar.

5
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Campanile

A

bell tower

6
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Chevron

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a decorative heraldic motif of repeated V’s; zigzag pattern

7
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Cloth of honor

A

simpler cloth hanging vertically behind the throne, which may be combined with a canopy.

8
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Compound pier

A

clustered columns or piers

9
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Corbel tables

A

projecting moulded string course supported by a range of corbels

10
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Donjon (keep)

A

massive stone tower (Great Tower) that stood in a courtyard surrounded by additional walls

11
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Embroidery

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consists of stitches applied to a woven ground

12
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Fresco

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painting technique where waterbased pigments are applied to a surface of wet plaster

13
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Glazing

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the building up of many thin coats of paint

14
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Groin vaults

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a vault made from the intersection of two barrel vaults

15
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Jambs

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vertical element found on both sides of an opening on a wall, and supporting an arch or lintel

16
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Lantern

A

turretlike structure on a roof, vault, or dome with windows that allow light into the space

17
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Lectionary

A

book or listing that contains collection of scripture readings

18
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Lunette

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semi-circular wall area

19
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Moat

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ditch dug out around a castle or fortress; when filled with water, protects building from direct attack

20
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Portal

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grand entrance, door, or gate usually to an important public building and often decorated with sculpture

21
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Pseudo kufic

A

imitations of Kufic script

22
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Quadrant

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curve in wall or vaulted ceiling

23
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Vaulting

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the structure forming a vault

24
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Rosette

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round or oval ornament resembling a rose

25
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Stringcourses

A

horizontal band or course projecting beyond or level with face of building

26
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Squinches

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arch or lintel built across upper corners of a square space

27
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Tomb effigies

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representation of person on tomb

28
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Trumeau

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a column, pier, or post found at the center of a large portal or doorway, supporting the lintel

29
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Tympanum

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semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over entrance, bounded by lintel and arch

30
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Undercutting

A

to cut away material so as to leave overhanging portion