Chap 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Romanesque | Roman like, a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD |
| Pilgrimage | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. |
| Tympanum | The space enclosed by a lintel and an arch over a doorway |
| Last Judgement | day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives |
| Santiago de Compostela | (burial site of St. James), most popular pilgrimage site, located toward the northwestern tip of Spain. |
| groin vaults | intersecting 2 barrel vaults of equal size |
| ambulatory | capable of walking |
| radiating chapels | a series of small chapels for the display of relics, which were arranged around an ambulatory |
| clerestory | ..., The fenestrated part of a building that rises above the roofs of the other parts. In Roman basilicas and medieval churches, the windows that form the nave's uppermost level below the timber ceiling or the vaults. |
| ribbed vaults | ..., framework of thin stone ribs or arches built under the interseciton of the vaulted sections of the ceiling. |
| Cluny (Cluniacs) | The former hunting land of Duke William III, it was turned into a monastery were the Rule was strictly followed especially in the Divine offices. This inspired a reformation. We were made to worship |
| Pier | ..., (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) |
| St. Bernard | (Cistercians), monk who inspired cistercian order of monks to return in strict observance of the rule of st benedict |
| reliquary | a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) |
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