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Humanities 101
Chapter 13 The Early Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe
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Undergraduate 1
04/24/2010

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avant-garde
Definition
newness for its own sake
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chanson (French, "song")
Definition
a secular polyphonic song in the Middle Ages and Renaissance; the form includes rondeaux ballades, and virelais.
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chordal progression
Definition
a sequence of chords
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condottiere
Definition
in medieval and Renaissance Italy, a soldier of fortune.
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diptych
Definition
a two-paneled painting.
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frottola
Definition
a lighhearted, generally amorous poem for three or four voices sung to instrumental accompaniment, usually chordal in style.
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gesso
Definition
a white coating of chalk, plaster, and resin that is applied to a surface to make it more receptive to paint.
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incise
Definition
to cut designs or letters into wood or metal with a sharp instrument.
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orthogonal
Definition
consisting of, or relating to, right angles, or a line perpendicular to the plane of a relief or a picture.
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pigment
Definition
a substance used to give color to paintes, inks, and dyes.
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tondo
Definition
a painting or relief sculpture having a round frame.
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vanishing point
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in linear perspective, the point at which the orthogonals meet.
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woodcut or woodblock print
Definition
an image incised on a block of wood and printed on paper.
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