Vocabulary Flashcards
(18 cards)
reliquary
Unit 2
a container for the preservation of relics, usually physical remains of a holy person or objects worthy of specific reverence. This practice is most prevalent in Christianity and Buddhism.
stupa
Unit 2
a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine. It’s used for the veneration of Buddhist saints + relics, and Buddha himself.
cabinets of curiosity
Unit 2
encyclopedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were (in Renaissance Europe) yet to be defined. Emerged in the 16th century
microcosm
Unit 2
a community, place, or situation that kinda encompasses in mini size the core qualities of a way bigger picture
scriptorium
Unit 2
a room set apart for writing, especially in a monastery, where manuscripts are copied
manuscript
Unit 2
a book, document, or piece of music written by HAND instead of printed or typed
mirabilia
Unit 2
finite marvels
miracula
Unit 2
infinite or divine marvels
artificialia
Unit 2
human-made objects
naturalia
Unit 2
natural objects
antiquitas
Unit 2
historically significant objects
public museums
Unit 3
est. and managed by federal, state, or local governments
private musuems
Unit 3
est. by individuals and managed by a board and museum officers. Most have non-profit status. are organized by tax-exempt orgs; controlled by members
non-profit
Unit 3
-organization is exempt from paying most taxes, operated for specific purposes, and all earned money is invested in the org itself
-collections are held in the public trust
for profit
Unit 3
-these museum have collections that are corporate assets that can be sold
-profits go to shareholders and owners
trusts
Unit 3
arrangements in which the arrangement of the trust property is the obligation of the trustees (museum officials), for the beneficiaries’ (the public) benefit
universal museums
Unit 3
big, all-encompassing museums that seem like they collect everything (ex: British Museum, the Smithsonian)
discipline-based museums
Unit 3
musuems based on a particular area of study. The big three are art, history, and natural history museums.
