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Vellum

calfskin
Parchment

lambskin
Chancel
- east end of church
- location of altar
Diptych
- panels of equal size folded and closed with clasp
- private devotional object
Pendentive

curving triangular surface forming transition between dome and square support below
Mandorla

almond-shaped light enclosing sacred figure
Icon

representation of sacred person/event
Iconoclasm

opposition to icons
Codex
- collection of folded sheets held together between a cover by string/paste
- replaces scrolls
Ribbed Vault

vault with intersecting arches
Bay

compartment/division of interior/exterior of a building
Arcade

series of arches carried on columns or piers
Clerestory
- upper part of nave walls of church
- provides interior lighting
Compound Pier
- clustered pier
- central mass with engaged columns
- Romanesque!
Corbel

stone block projecting from wall that supports beams of roof
Corbel Table

projecting moulded string course supported by a range of corbels
Triforium

arcade or shallow passage on side wall of church above nave and below clerestory
Pier Buttress

solid support to sustain vertical pressure
Tracery

stone framework to hold glass in place in a window
Flying Buttress

arch or half-arch support
Lancet Window

slender pointed-arch window
Rose Window

circular window with compartments of tracery
Chevet

apse with surrounding ambulatory and radiating chapels
Duomo

cathedral church
Gesso

treatment of white glue and gypsum used to prepare wooden surfaces for painting
Sinopia

preparatory drawing on ground before frescoe/mosaics
Altarpiece

picture/relief of religious figure placed behind church altar
Tempera

paint with egg yoke as a binding medium

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ARTH Terms Final

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ARTH Terms Final

Updated

2010-12-04T21:46:08Z

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