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TEST 5 - final exam
early medieval art, romanesque art, gothic art, gothic ear in italy
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2008

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Medieval
Definition
"middle" culture and art from the medieval ages. started 400
stopped 1400
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cloisonne enamel
Definition
enamel work in which the different colors are separated by strips of flattened wire placed edgeways on a metal backing.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘partitioned,’ past participle of cloisonner, from cloison ‘a partition or division.’
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Gospel Book
Definition
new testament of Bible
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Psalter
Definition
old testament of Bible, hebrew, Pslams, word to music genesis, story of creation
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Hiberno-Saxon
Definition
Anglo-Saxon British/irish. refer to art that has been christianized on islands.
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Charlemagne
Definition
1st. person after fall of roman empire to recreat a great state. he unified much of Northern Europe together officially crowned self in 800. could not read. named his empire, " The Roman Empire"
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Charlemagne
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1st. person after fall of roman empire to recreat a great state. he unified much of Northern Europe together officially crowned self in 800. could not read. named his empire, " The Roman Empire"
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Benedictine Order
Definition
safe places, where life was struckted. folloed rule of St. Benedict. life stable enough to promote the arts=paintings, music. 1st college of fine arts, st. myrids largest benedictine order in indiana.
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westwork
Definition
face of church on the west. esp. the towers that go with it.
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Bishop Bernward
Definition
ST. Michael's Church ( his churhc) lot of influence over emperor, tudor to his sons. art patron. Bronze Doors, his idea. teaches from old & new testament.
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Choir
Definition
where the monk were when they chanted. also an architecture design.
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transept
Definition
north and south. makes a 't' shaped. also a cross like letter.
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gallery
Definition
balcony, 2nd floor space on side aisles, provides extra support for walls, beef up upper wall.
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pilgrimage
Definition
ravel for religious purposes. went because you had a desperate need.
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relic
Definition
sacred object. physically associated w/a saint. objects a saint owned: box, clothing, usually a bone: skull
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reliquary
Definition
where the relic is housed. kept it safe.
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radiating chapels
Definition
on center access, little bumbs. on st.-sernin, in toulosse france
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Cluny
Definition
does not exist anymore. destroyed during french revolution wealthiest and most monastery thin in Europe. Biggest church in Europe- Pilgrimage power house of the arts.
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ribbed groin vault
Definition
makes them lighter on edges and corners of vault they add ridges, makes it stable with much reduced wait. solves so many problems. absolutely central in gothic period.
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jambs
Definition
side of the doorway. still used today. a place where you can put sculpture.
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archivolts
Definition
a band of molding, resembling an architrave, around the lower curve of an arch.
• the lower curve itself from impost to impost of the columns.
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tympanum
Definition
main feature of sculpture. most important story.
Architecture a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated.
• a similar space over a door between the lintel and the arch.
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cloister
Definition
courtyard monks used.
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historiated capitals
Definition
capitals that tell a story with sculpture
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embroidery
Definition
cloth stitches made from colored thread weaving not tapestry. needlework.
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norman invasion
Definition
take over england and bring with them their talent for engineering
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St-Denis
Definition
(St. Denny) patron saint of France. missionary who first brought Christianity to france. executed- tomb in church. monastery. of st. denis benidicting. had to build a new church
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St-Denis
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(St. Denny) patron saint of France. missionary who first brought Christianity to france. executed- tomb in church. monastery. of st. denis benidicting. had to build a new church
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St-Denis
Definition
(St. Denny) patron saint of France. missionary who first brought Christianity to france. executed- tomb in church. monastery. of st. denis benidicting. had to build a new church
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Abbot Suger
Definition
Head monk of monastery of St. Denis. king's sons went to school here. unique royal. connection . put in power when king was on crusades (2-3 yrs) wants to build a new church wrote a book describing it.
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chevet
Definition
a combination of apse/ambulatory and radiating chapels
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pointed arch
Definition
an arch with a pointed crown, characteristic of Gothic architecture.
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stained glass window
Definition
about god. in . st.-denis through st. denis wrote " god is like light" abbot suger came up with the idea. highly saturated colors
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nave arcade
Definition
inside arches
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flying buttress
Definition
tower part buttress meant to be enormous. reaches over top -a buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.
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triforium
Definition
fake gallery, decoration on the wall
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Louis IX
Definition
devout christian. church porclaimed him a saint. had Sainte-Chapelle built. loved book. psalter of St. Louis
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Flamboyant Gothic
Definition
no basic geometry, total fantasy of lines. screen of lines in front of church. flamelike. arch. out of control. wild.
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pendant vaults
Definition
ribs come down into the vault. very late english. very excessive decoration
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