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Early Christian, Byantine
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Art History
12th Grade
11/29/2011

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reliquary
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a container made of precious materials, used as a repository to protect and display sacred relics
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ribbon interlace
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linear decoration made up of interwoven bands...celtic and northern European art oaf the medieval period
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illumination
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painting on paper or parchment used as illustration for manuscripts or albums
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horseshoe arch
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arch of more than a half-cirlce
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westwork
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monumental west facing entrance section of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church
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crossing
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juncture of nave and the transept in a church....often marked by the dome
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gallery
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story found above the side aisles of a church
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crypt
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vaulted chamber beneath the floor of a church
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mandoria
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light encircling, or emanating from, the entire figure of a sacred person
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rune stones
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stone used in early medieval nothern Europe as a commemorative monument...carved or inscribed with runes
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animal interlace
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decoration made up of interwoven animals or serpents, oftern found n Celtic/northern European
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gadrooning
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form of decoration characterized by sequentiol convex moldings that curve around a circular surface
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impost blocks
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block serving to concentrate the weight above (between captical and column or the springing o an arch above)
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cloister
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open space surrounded by an arcaded walkway
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mausoleum
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building used as a tomb
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refectory
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dining hall for monks
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blind arcades
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picture stones
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medieval northern European memorial stone covered with figural decoration
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colophon
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data placed at the end of a book listing the book's author, publishe, illuminator, and other information related to its production
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choir
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section of a Christian church reserved for the clergy
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narthex
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vestibule or entrance porch of a church
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ambulatory
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passages around the aspe in a basilican church
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rotunda
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building constructed in a circular shape
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Caroline miniscule
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triumphal arch
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freestanding massive stone gateway with a large central arch...miltary victory
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