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semicircular recess in church, usually containing the altar

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virgin mary

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mother of jesus

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abbey church

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associated with monastery

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evangelist

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the writer of one of the four gospels

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catacombs

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underground cemetery

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pilgrimage

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a pilgrim’s journey

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the disciples

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matthew, mark, luke, john

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gregory the great

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sent St. Augustine to christianize England

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transverse arch

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supporting arch which runs across the vault from side to side dividing the bays

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cruciform

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thing shaped like a cross

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good shepherd

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image in catacombs, story where christ is a sheep looking out for us, comes from Roman world idea of animal husbandry

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bishop odo

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conqueror and bishop of bayeux

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cloister

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main part of monastery

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pilgrimage church

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church on the pilgrimage route

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monothestic

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belief that there is only one god (judaism, christianity, islam)

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book of kells

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important manuscript, image of chiro, made iona, most elaborate manuscript

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transept

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parts projecting at right angels from the nave

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gislebertus

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french romanesque sculptor, made major contributions to a cathedral
“art is for the illiterate” to give education of the bible to those who cant read

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durham cathedral

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constructed in romanesque style, founded as a monastic cathedral built to house a shrine

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longitudinal plan building

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structure designed in rectangular shape

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dura europus

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bordered city

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saint peter

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an apostle, disciple of Christ, the leader of the 12 disciples

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william the conqueror

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came across the english channel, in 1066, killed harold and took the throne

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masons

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a worker in stone

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charlemagne
first emperor of the roman empire, "Charles the Great", remembered for encouragement of education
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nave
central aisle of church
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sutton hoo
massive burial on land of misses Critty and Bazzel
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illumination
illuminating a manuscript
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vikings
scandanavian pirates and traders who raided parts of northwestern Europe
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alpha and omega
beginning and end
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scriptorium
room set apart for writing, especially one in a monastery where manuscripts were copied
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lindisfarn gospel
cross carpet page, artist made tiny mistake on every page to show that on god is perfection
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constantine
emperor of rome, who stopped the persecutions of christians
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ambulatory
way to walk around a church
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keep
structurally sound part of castle used for defense
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saint james - compestella
had a chapel built as a site, place known as campus stellae, later morphed to Compstela
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clerestory
top windows near nave
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renovatio
carolingian interest in the revival of the Roman World
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ribbed vault
innovation of late romanesque period, covers a large interior space in a building, usually the nave of a church
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torah
first five books of the bible
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basilica plan
early christian or medieval church, plan includes nave, aisles, apse, narthex
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narthex
a porch or western entrance of early christian churches
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cluny III
large monastic church, biggest in middle ages
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old testament
first part of christian bible, 39 books
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old saint peters basilica
first basilica of St. Peter's in Rome, give aisled basilica plan church
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eucharist
christian ceremony commemorating the last supper, which bread and wine are consumed
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merovingians (jewelry)
members of merovingian dynasty, jewelry of barbarian people
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junius bassus
important figure, senator in charge of government of the captial, famous sarcophagus
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caroligin
frankish dynasty, founded by Charlemagne's father Pepin III
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groin vault
intersection at right angels of two barrel vaults
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manuscript
document written by hand
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westwork
monumental, west-facing entrance section of a carolingian, ottonian or romanesque chruch
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mosaic
picture or pattern by arranging small coloured pieces of hard material
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the book of durrow
medieval illuminated manuscript gospel book, includes the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john
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carpet page
featured in illuminated manuscript, pages of mainly geometrical ornamentation
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animal style
approach to decoration, characterized by emphasis on animal motifs
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reliquary
container for holy relics
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arc of the covenant
chest that held the ten commandments
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iconoclasm
attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices
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bay system
space between architectural elements or a recess or compartment
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coronation gospel
number of medieval illuminated manuscript gospels
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stave churches
type of church built in Norway, where the walls are constructed of upright planks or staves
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psalm
sacred song or hymn, used for christian and jewish worship
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buttress
projecting support of stone or brick against a wall
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crusades
medieval military expedition
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irish crosses
form of christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring
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saint lawrence
roman martyr
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saint benedict
italian monk who founded the benedictine order
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barbarians
tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations
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barrel vault
vault forming a half cylinder
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ottonian
relating to german dynasty that ruled as emperors of the roman empire
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judgement day
the end of the world
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portico
structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals
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rotunda
round building or room especially one with a dome
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millefiori
ornamental glass which a number of glass rods of different sizes and colours are fused together to form various patterns
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mycean crede
statement or belief used in Christian liturgy
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menorah
hebrew seven-lamp
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trumeau
central post

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