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vocab quiz | ART - Art History 1 - Introduction, Quizzes of History of Art

Class: ART - Art History 1 - Introduction; Subject: Art; University: Saint Cloud State University; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

2012/2013

Uploaded on 04/29/2013

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TERM 1
relic
DEFINITION 1
a part of a saint's body or something that came into contact
with the saint when they were alive such as the Shroud of
Turin
TERM 2
reliquary
DEFINITION 2
object created to old a relic
TERM 3
pilgrimage
DEFINITION 3
journeys taken by early Christians to sites that contained
relics
TERM 4
facade
DEFINITION 4
meaning face in French this was the front of the church
TERM 5
tympanum
DEFINITION 5
arched area above the main doorway or portal of a gothic
church.
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relic

a part of a saint's body or something that came into contact with the saint when they were alive such as the Shroud of Turin TERM 2

reliquary

DEFINITION 2 object created to old a relic TERM 3

pilgrimage

DEFINITION 3 journeys taken by early Christians to sites that contained relics TERM 4

facade

DEFINITION 4 meaning face in French this was the front of the church TERM 5

tympanum

DEFINITION 5 arched area above the main doorway or portal of a gothic church.

buttress

a support that is built against an outer wall to counteract the gravity pressed upon it by an arch or vault TERM 7

flying buttress

DEFINITION 7 buttress that creates high, elongated bridged arches between theouterwall and a pier or tower at the point of the greatest lateral pressure TERM 8

stained glass

DEFINITION 8 glass made by combining crushed quartz, soda ash, and metals at extremely high temperatures to create beautiful colored glass that was then cut into shapes and used in cathedral windows TERM 9

groin vault

DEFINITION 9 an arching technique that was created when two barrel vaults intersected TERM 10

basilica

DEFINITION 10 rome: large open buildings used foradministrationcentersEarly Christian: church took over basilica, adding a transept to alter the Roman building to look like a cross

Mosque

prayer hall for the practicers of the Islamic faith TERM 17

Minaret

DEFINITION 17 towers that flank the a mosque where the call to prayer is sent out at each of the five times of prayer that Muslims must participate in TERM 18

Qibla

DEFINITION 18 The wall that faces Mecca that Muslims kneel before during prayer TERM 19

Muqarnas

DEFINITION 19 elaborate decorations similar to the coffers used in Roman domes. The honeycomb pattern is aesthetically pleasing while relieving some of the weight of the thick domes. Muqarnas Dome at the Alhambra uses this decoration on the walls and up onto the star shaped dome.