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Cloister
Covered walk with open colonnade.
Usually a part of a monastic foundation.
Served function of quiet meditation or study areas. |
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Romanesque Cathedral
Religious building for worship.
Cathedral meant it contains the seat of a bishop.
Composed of a Narthex, a nave, an aisle, a transept, clerestory, a crossing tower, radiating chapels, an apse, etc. |
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Lintel and Arch Entrance
Composed of a tympanum, lintel, jambs, trumeau, archivolts, voussoirs.
Drew upon several classical influences.
A great deal of symbolism of the trinity and christian symbols.
The tympanum largely taught those that entered important christian lessons |
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Reliquary
An ornamental box that held the remains of a saint.
Was an important symbol of christianity, every good cathedral had a reliquary of some sort.
Housed some sort of body part. |
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The Bayeux Tapestry
A long embroidered cloth that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England as well as the events of the invasion itself.
Annotated in the Latin Language.
Depicts King Harold of England being defeated by William the Bastard of France.
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Sant' Ambrogio, Milan
One of the last |
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
When constructed, the foundation began to sink to produce the leaning appearance we see today.
Appears in Pisa's cathedral square as the third structure, behind the cathedral.
It's construction spanned over 177 years and is truly a work of art. |
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Christ in Majesty
A very common symbol, appears on many tympanums in this time period.
Shows Christ seated in his throne in the heavens with a mandorla encircling him.
The mandorla is an ellipse that indicates glory or deity. |
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Crypt
burial chamber below a church, usually at the crossing.
Could also be used as a chapel, can contain the bodies of the deceased or relics.
Their popularity spread under Charlemagne. |
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scriptorium
place where monks copied scripture pages and illuminated the Word.
Many important written accounts were produced in such buildings.
Showed that the middle ages were in fact ages of intelligence. |
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Saint George the Dragon Slayer
An image of saint george fighting two dragons.
An illuminated manuscript that forms the letter R.
Interlacing that is reminiscent of the Celtic style. |
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baptistry
A structure that is separate from the cathedral that is centrally planned.
Includes a baptismal font that allows people to be converted to the christian church.
It was necessary considering the large number of people who wanted to convert. |
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