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All vocabulary until the Byzantine period
this consists of all vocabulary till the Medival Period
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Art History
10th Grade
11/16/2009

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Abstract
Definition
any art that does not represent observable aspects of nature of transforms visible forms into a stylized image.
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Adyton
Definition
the back room of a Greek temple
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Arcade
Definition
a series of arches, carried by columns or piers and supporting a common wall or lintel.
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Amphiprostyle
Definition
term describing a building usually a temple, with porticoes at each end but without columns along the other two sides.
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Atmospheric perspective
Definition
a method of rendering the effect of spatial distance by sublte variations in color and clarity of representation
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Attribute
Definition
the symbolic objects that identify a particular deity, saint, or personificaiton in art.
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Barrel vault
Definition
an elongated or continous semicircular vault, shaped like a half-cyclinder
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Basilica-plan church
Definition
A plan consisting of nave and side aisles often with a transept and usually with an apse
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Cella
Definition
the prinicpal interior room at the center of a Greek or Roman temple within which the cult statue was usually housed
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Central-plan church
Definition
any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side.
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Corbel vault
Definition
a vault made of projecting courses of stone
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Chevron
Definition
a decorative or heralidic motif of repeated vs a zigzag pattern
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Clerestory
Definition
the topmost zone of a wall with windows in a basilica extending above the aisle roofs
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Colonnade
Definition
a row of columns, supporting a straight lintel or a series of arches
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Composition
Definition
the arrangement of formal elements in an artwork
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Crenellation
Definition
alternating high and low sections of a wall, giving a notched appearance and creating permanent defensive shields in the walls of fortified buildings
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Elevation
Definition
the arrangement, proportions, and details of amy vertical side or face of a building
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Engaged columns
Definition
a column attached to a wall
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Entasis
Definition
a slight swelling of the shaft of a Greek column.
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Facade
Definition
the face or front wall of a building
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Faience
Definition
type of ceramic covered with colorful, opaque glazes that form a smooth, impermeable suface
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Foreshortening
Definition
the illusion created on a flat surface in which figures and objects appear to recede or project sharply into space.
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Groundlines
Definition
the solid baseline that indicates the ground plane on which the figure stands
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Hieratic scale
Definition
the use of different sized for significant or holy figures and those of the everyday world to indicate importance
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Hypostyle hall
Definition
a large interior room characterized by many closely spaced columns that support its roof
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Iconography
Definition
the study of the significance and interpretation of the subject matter of art
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Intuitive perspective
Definition
a method of giving the impression of recession by visual instinct, not by the use of an overall system or program
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Megaron
Definition
the main hall of the Mycenean palace or grand house, having a columnar porch and a room with a central fireplace surrounded by four columns
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Modeling
Definition
creating the illusion of three-dimentional objects on a two-dimentional surface
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Mosaic
Definition
images formed by small colored stone or glass pieces, affixed to a hard, stable surface
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Peristyle Court
Definition
a surrounding colonnade in Greek architecture
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Register
Definition
a device used in systems of spatial definition. in painting, a register indicates the use of differing groundlines to differentiate layers of space within an image.
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Veneer
Definition
a thin, usually superficial layer of materil. a thin layer of fine wood glued over cheap wood
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Repousse
Definition
technique of hammering metal from the back to create a projecting image
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Relieving Arch
Definition
an arch built into a heavy wall just above a post-and-lintel
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Peripteral
Definition
a term that is used to describe any building that is surrounded by a single row of columns
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Pronaos
Definition
the space or porch in front of the cella of an ancient Greek temple
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Tholos
Definition
a small, round building
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Triumphal arch
Definition
a freestanding, massive stone gateway with a large central arch, built as an urban ornament to celebrate military victories
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Post-and-lintel
Definition
an architectural system of construction with two or more verical elements supporting a horizontal element
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Reliquary
Definition
a container, often made of percious materials, used as a repository to protect and display sacred relics
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Rotunda
Definition
any building constructed in a circular shape, usually producing a large open space crowned by a dome
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Sanctuary
Definition
a sacred or holy enclosure used for worship
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Stylized
Definition
a manner of representation that conforms to an intellectual or artistic idea rather than to naturalistic appearances
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Stylus
Definition
an instrument with a pointed end, which makes a delicate line or scratch
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Tempera
Definition
a painting medium made by blending egg yolks with water, pigments, and occasionally other materials, such as glue
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Typological
Definition
in Christian iconography, a system of matching Old Testament figures and events and even some classical and other secular sources to New Testament counterparts they were seen to prefigure
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Votive Figure
Definition
an image created as a devotional offering to a god or other deity
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