Vocabulary 6
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Ambulatory- moving about or from place to place; not stationary
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Apse-a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and usedespecially at the end of a c-hoir in a church
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Arcade-a series of arches supported on piers or columns
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Archivolt- a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening.
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Axial Plan- the parts of a building are organized longitudinally, or along a given axis
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Basilica Plan- including a nave, two or four side aisles
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Longitudinal Plan- a plan in which length exceeds width
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Baptistery- a building or a part of a church in which baptism is administered
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Bay- a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills
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Campanile- a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church.
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Cathedral- the principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne
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Clerestory- a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admittingdaylight to the interior
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Embroidery-the art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or othermaterial, upon any woven fabric, leather, paper, etc., with a needle.
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Jamb-either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening
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Narthex- an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church.
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Portal- a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
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Psalter- the Biblical book of Psalms
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Reliquary- a repository or receptacle for relics.
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Rib Vault- a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs.
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Tapestry-a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design,often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
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Transept-any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at theentrance to the choir.
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Triforium-the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between thevaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery
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Trumeau- a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center.
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Tympanum:the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of apediment, often d with sculpture
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Voussoir-any of the pieces, in the shape of a truncated wedge, that form an arch or vault
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Chevet- an apse, as of a Gothic cathedral.
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Choir-the part of a church occupied by the singers of the choir
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Close- to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut
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Compound Pier- feature of a nave arcade designed for the support of arches andto bring arch and pier into harmony
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FanVault-a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of thevaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs.
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FlyingButtress-a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertiatransforms the thrust into a vertical one.
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Moralised Bible- intended to instruct by means of pictures
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Ogee Arch- an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.
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Pieta- a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on herlap.
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Pinnacle-a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or acone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projectingarchitectural member
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Portal- a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace
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Rose Window- a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
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Allegory-a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurativetreatment of one subject under the guise of another
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Altarpiece- a painted or carved screen behind or above the altar or communion table in Christian churches; reredos.
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International Gothic Style- a phase of Gothic art which developed in Burgundy, Bohemia, France and northern Italy in the late 14th century and early 15th century
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Maesta- the Italian word for "majesty", designates an iconic formula of the enthroned Madonna with the child Jesus, whether or not accompanied with angels and saints
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Maniera Greca- It is a traditional style and even way (tempera) of painting you can see in traditional Greek icons. Use of gold (real gold leaf) clear, curved lines lines
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Predella- the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.
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Tempera-a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of eggand oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapiddrying rate.
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Trecento- the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
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Book of Hours-a book containing the prescribed order of prayers, readings from Scripture, and rites for the canonicalhours.
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Donor- a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment
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Engraving:the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on thesurface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressionsor prints of the design so formed
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Etching:the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive actionof an acid instead of by a burin
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Grisaille- work of art, as a painting or stained-glass window, executed in grisaille.
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Polyptych- a work of art composed of several connected panels.
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Triptych- a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures, carvings, or the like.
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Woodcut- a carved block of wood from which prints are made.
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Bottega- the studio of a master artist, in which lesser artists, apprentices, or students learn by participating in thework.
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Humanism- any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
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Lantern-a tall, more or less open construction admitting light to an enclosed area below
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Orthogonal- pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars
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Pilaster-a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating theform of a column.
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Quattrocento- the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
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Rusticate- to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
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Stringcourse-a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, oftenmolded and sometimes richly carved.
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Trompe L’oeil-visual deception, especially in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detailemphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities
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Arcadian- a native of Arcadia.
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Canvas- a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
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Chiaroscuro-the use of deep variations in and subtle gradations of light and shade, especially to enhancethe delineation of character and for general dramatic effect
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Cinquecento- the 16th century, with reference to Italy, especially to the Italian art or literature of that period.
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Glazes- to cover (a painted surface or parts of it) with a thin layer of transparent color in order tomodify the tone
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Ignudi- The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, at the commission of Pope Julius II, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance
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Matryrium- A church or other edifice built at a site, especially a tomb, associated with a Christian martyr or saint
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Quoins- a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used for any of various purposes
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Sacra Conversazione- a depiction of the virgin and child (the virgin mary with the infant jesus)
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Sfumato- the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting.
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Genre Painting- a genre depicting everyday life
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Villa or Chateau- a stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.