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AP Art History--Romanesque Art Vocabulary

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abbey
a monastery for monks, or a convent for nuns, and the church that is connected to it
ambulatory
a passageway around the apse of a church
apse
the end point of a church where the altar is
arcade
a series of arches supported by columns
blind arcade
when the arches face a wall and are not self supporting
archivolt
a series of concentric moldings around an arch
axial plan
a church with a long nave whose focus is the apse, so-called because it is designed along an axis
also called a basilican plan or a longitundinal plan
baptistery
in medieval architecture, a separate chapel or building in front of a church used for baptisms
bay
a vertical section of a church that is embraced by a set of columns and is usually composed of arches and aligned windows
campanile
a bell tower of an Italian building
cathedral
the principal church of a diocese, where a bishop sits
clerestory
the third, or window, story of a church
embroidery
a woven product in which the design is stitched into a premade fabric
jamb
the side posts of a medieval portal
Last Judgement
in Christianity, the judgement before God at the end of the world
narthex
the vestibule, or lobby, of a church
portal
a doorway. In Medieval art they can be significantly decorated
reliquary
a vessel for holding a sacred relic. they often took the shape of the objects they held. precious metals and stones were the common material
rib vault
a vault in which diagonal arches from rib-like patterns. these arches partially support a roof, in some cases forming a web-like design
tapestry
a woven product in which the design and the backing are produced at the same time on a device called a loom
loom
used to create a tapestry
transept
an aisle in a church perpendicular to the nave
transverse arch
an arch that spans an interior space connecting opposite walls by crossing from side to side
triforium
a narrow passageway with arches opening onto a nave, usually directly below a clerestory
trumeau
the central pillar of a portal that stabilizes the structure. it is often elaborately decorated
trumeaux
plural of trumeau
tympanum
a rounded sculpture placed over the portal of a medieval church
tympana
plural of tympanum
voussoir
a wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch.
central voussoir=keystone
keystone
the central voussoir
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