AP Art History Ch. 7 - Early Christian/Byzantine Art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 syncretism | the merging or fusion of differing philosophies |
| icons | a picture, a sculpture, or even a building, when regarded as an object of veneration |
| transept | an aisle between the apse and nave; it cuts across the nave and side aisles to form a cross-shaped (cruciform) floor plan |
| nave arcade | the open arcade between the central and side aisles |
| ambulatory | a continuous aisle around a circular building, or a semi-circular aisle curving around the apse of a church behind the main altar |
| galleries | a long hallway or long, narrow room |
| baptistry | a building used for baptism in the Christian church |
| vellum | fine parchment, originally calf-skin, used traditionally for manuscripts |
| reverse perspective | closer objects are painted smaller and lines converge toward the observer |
| picture plane | in perspective, the plane occupied by the surface of the picture |
| manuscript | on vellum; illuminated |
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