| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abbot Suger | served as regent of France, abbot of Saint-Denis and was responsible for its rebuilding. coined term "lux nova" |
| pointed arch | a narrow arch of pointed profile |
| rib vault | a vault in which the diagonal and transverse ribs compose a structural skeleton that partially supports the masonry web between them |
| rose window | a circular stained-glass window |
| royal portal | the doors of the west facade at Chartres Cathedral, contains episodes from the life of Christ |
| triforium | the blind arcaded gallery below the clerestory |
| rayonnant style | the "raidant' style of GOthic architecture, dominant in the second half of the 13th century and associated with the French royal court and Louis IX at Paris |
| perpendicular style or perpendicular gothic | a Gothic syle in 14th and 15th century England characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered arch and fan vaulting |
| flying buttress | consists typically of an inclined member carried on an arch or series of arches and a solid buttress to which it transmits lateran thrust |
| Cult of the Virgin | as mother of Christ Mary stood b/t Last Judge and horrors of Hell and could intercede for those faithful to her. Worshipers in the late 12th and 13th Centuries sang hymns to her, put her image everywhere, and dedicated catherdrals to her. Christian knights dedicated their lives to her |
| pinnacle | a sharply pointed ornament capping the piers or flying buttresses |
| stained glass | the colored glass used for windows |
| Lux Nova | the term Abbot Suger used to describe stained glass |
| tracery | ornamental stonework for holding stained glass in place |
| lancet | a tall narrow window ending in a pointed arch |
| flamboyant style | a late Gothic style of architecture supersceding the Rayonnant style and named for the flamelike appearance of its pointed bar tracery |
| fan vault | radiating ribs form a fanlike pattern in this structure |
| Notre Dame | a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163); the Virgin Mary |
| Chartres Cathedral | Early Gothic Cathedral, has assymetrical spires (one is High Gothic) |
| kings gallery | A line statues at Notre Dame in Paris of 28 kings of Judah and Israel |
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