Roman Keywords
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shanistrand on October 26, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aisle | the portion of a basilica flanking the nave and separated from it by a row of columns or piers |
| Apotheosis | an elevation to a higher place |
| Apse | a recess, usually semicircular in the wall of a Roman basilica or at the east end of a church |
| Apsidal | apse shaped |
| Arcade | a series of arches supported by columns or piers |
| Arcuated | use of arches instead of post and lintel construction |
| Buttress | an exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a vault |
| Catacombs | subterranean networks of rock-cut galleries and chambers designed as cemeteries for burial of dead |
| Christogram | The three initial (chi-rho-iota) of Christ's name in Greek |
| Classical | relates to imitations of the work of Greece and Rome in another time |
| Coffered | recessed decorative panels on the inside surface of a dome or ceiling |
| Continuous Narration | progressive stages a story are depicted in one continuous space |
| Domus | Roman suburban private house |
| Encaustic | a painting technique in which colored pigment is added to hot wax |
| Groin | edge formed by the intersection of two vaults |
| Insula | Roman urban apartment house |
| Nave | the central area of an ancient Roman basilica, demarcated from the aisles by piers or columns |
| Patricians | Roman freeborn landowners |
| Rustication | masonry with a very rough surface |
| Spandrel | a roughly triangular space enclosed by the curves of adjacent arches |
| Tempera | pigments in egg yolk |
| Triumphal Arch | free standing arch decorated to commemorate victories of various public events |
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