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Flashcards: Chapter 11- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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apsesemicircular recess at one end of a Christian church
catacombunderground corridors used for burial
codexpages of vellum or parchment bound together; predecessor of modern book
confraternityan association of Christian families pooling funds to purchase burial sites
gallerypassageway three to four feet wide dug below the surface of a catacomb
cathedraLatin for bishop's chair
narthexporch or vestibule of a church
orans or orantpraying figure with raised hands
cubiculasmall rooms serving as mortuary chapels in the catacombs
transeptportion of a cruciform church with an axis that crosses the main axis at right angles
vellumskin of unborn calf used for writing material
diptychtwo hinged, carved panels
Ravennalast capital of the Western Roman Empire
Honoriusmoved capital of Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna
loculicatacomb niches to receive the dead
Galla Placidiasister of Honorius
Junius Bassusprefect of Rome
Dura-Europosdistant outpost of the Roman Empire located on the Euphrates
foliosseperate leaves enclosed within a cover and bound together at one side of the codex
ambulatorypassage around the apse of a church