Chapter 11- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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J-200Anatomy  on December 16, 2008

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ap art history

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Pagans, Christians, and Jews The Art of Late Antiquity

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AP Art History, Mr. Miller WHS

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Chapter 11- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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semicircular recess at one end of a Christian church
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apse semicircular recess at one end of a Christian church
catacomb underground corridors used for burial
codex pages of vellum or parchment bound together; predecessor of modern book
confraternity an association of Christian families pooling funds to purchase burial sites
gallery passageway three to four feet wide dug below the surface of a catacomb
cathedra Latin for bishop's chair
narthex porch or vestibule of a church
orans or orant praying figure with raised hands
cubicula small rooms serving as mortuary chapels in the catacombs
transept portion of a cruciform church with an axis that crosses the main axis at right angles
vellum skin of unborn calf used for writing material
diptych two hinged, carved panels
Ravenna last capital of the Western Roman Empire
Honorius moved capital of Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna
loculi catacomb niches to receive the dead
Galla Placidia sister of Honorius
Junius Bassus prefect of Rome
Dura-Europos distant outpost of the Roman Empire located on the Euphrates
folios seperate leaves enclosed within a cover and bound together at one side of the codex
ambulatory passage around the apse of a church

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