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Art History
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12/09/2008

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Term
apse
Definition
a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault
Term
basilica
Definition
ong open space, not broken up, fits many people
-big barn with rounded end (not interesting)
-central market or commercial space
-begening of modern mall
-Basilica of Constantine 1 of earliest churchs- in Germany- still standing
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celtic interlace
Definition
interlacing design/ style of tribal groups of northern and western Europe
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concrete
Definition
cement and stone. Cheap n easy to work with
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equestrian monument
Definition
suggest power over army n natural world, a guy on a house
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fiblua
Definition
pin that attached clothes together
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pendentive
Definition
a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room.
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reliquary
Definition
an object or a personal item of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial.
5. rotulus
Term
sarcophagus
Definition
- a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly
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scriptorium
Definition
writing stupdio of a monestary
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syncretism
Definition
consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought.
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terrace
Definition
piece of cut glass used w/mosaics
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vellum
Definition
made from calf
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tessera
Definition
piece of cut glass used w/mosaics
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Term
tympanum
Definition
the space enclosed by a lintel and and arch over a doorway
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barrel vault
Definition
uninterupted series of arches
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groin vault
Definition
formed at the point at which two barrel vaults intersect at right anges
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rib vault
Definition
framework of arches under the intersection of vaulting section
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atrium
Definition
central reception room of a roman house that is primarily open to the sky.
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buttress
Definition
exterior masionary structure that opens the lateral thrust of an arch or vault
Term
codex
Definition
separate pages of velum or parchment bound together at one side.
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forum
Definition
public swuare
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nave
Definition
central area of basilica
Term
rotulus
Definition
scroll
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