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Class: ART - Art History 1 - Introduction; Subject: Art; University: Saint Cloud State University; Term: Forever 1989;
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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
DEFINITION 2 object created to old a relic TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 journeys taken by early Christians to sites that contained relics TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 meaning face in French this was the front of the church TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 arched area above the main doorway or portal of a gothic church.
a support that is built against an outer wall to counteract the gravity pressed upon it by an arch or vault TERM 7
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
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
DEFINITION 9 an arching technique that was created when two barrel vaults intersected TERM 10
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
prayer hall for the practicers of the Islamic faith TERM 17
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
DEFINITION 18 The wall that faces Mecca that Muslims kneel before during prayer TERM 19
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.
