4TH MATERIAL QUIZ #EZZZ

Dome on pendentives

A dome supported by four concave, triangular sections that transfer
weight to pillars.

Eucharist

in Christianity, the partaking of the bread and wine, which is symbolically the
blood and body sacrifice of Christ

Hypostyle

A building with a roof supported by pillars

Aniconic

Not representational, does not depict animals, humans, or supernatural beings

Calligraphy

The art of beautiful writing

Cloisonné

A decorative metalwork technique employing walls made out of metal and
filled with semi-precious stones

Carpet page

In early medieval manuscripts, a decorative page resembling a textile

Repoussé

Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression
on the face

Pilgrimage

A journey to a sacred place or shrine

Relics

The body parts, clothing, or objects associated with a holy figure, such as Christ or
a Christian saint

Reliquary

A highly decorated container for relics

Transverse arch

Supporting arch which runs across the vault from side to side, dividing the
bays

Ambulatory

A walkway or aisle that wraps around the interior of the church

Side Chapels

Small chapels off the ambulatory where relics were displayed

Mandorla

An oval figure symbolizing a portal to heaven that encloses figures such as Jesus
Christ or the Virgin Mary

Opus Modernum

Latin, “modern work,” the late medieval term for Gothic art and
architecture

Flying Buttress

An exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a
vault.

Ribbed Vaults

An intersection of edged vaults that compose a structural skeleton.

Rose Window

A circular stained-glass window found in Gothic cathedrals

Lux Nova

Latin, “new light,” Abbot Suger’s term for the light that enters a Gothic church
through stained-glass windows

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Anthemius of Tralles & Isodorus of Milletus, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom),
Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Turkey, 532-537

Anthemius of Tralles & Isodorus of Milletus, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom),
Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, Turkey, 532-537

Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and Attendants, from apse of San Vitale,
Byzantine Empire, Ravenna, Italy, mosaic, ca. 547

Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and Attendants, from apse of San Vitale,
Byzantine Empire, Ravenna, Italy, mosaic, ca. 547

Christ Blessing (Christ Pantocrator),
Monastery of Saint Catherine, Byzantine Empire,
Mount Sinai, Egypt, 6th century, encaustic on
wood
Pantocrator – Greek, “ruler of all”
2’ 9”

Christ Blessing (Christ Pantocrator),
Monastery of Saint Catherine, Byzantine Empire,
Mount Sinai, Egypt, 6th century, encaustic on
wood
Pantocrator – Greek, “ruler of all”

2’ 9”

Great Mosque of Cordoba, Islamic World, Cordoba, Spain, 786 AD

Great Mosque of Cordoba, Islamic World, Cordoba, Spain, 786 AD

Purse Cover , Sutton Hoo, Early Medieval, Suffolk, England, ca. 625, gold

7 1/2”

Purse Cover , Sutton Hoo, Early Medieval, Suffolk, England, ca. 625, gold

7 1/2”

Carpet Page, Lindisfarne
Gospels, Early Medieval,
Lindisfarne England, 715-720

Carpet Page, Lindisfarne
Gospels, Early Medieval,
Lindisfarne England, 715-720

Lindau Gospels, front cover,
Carolingian period, Saint Gall,
Switzerland, ca. 870, gold, silver,
precious stones, and pearls

Lindau Gospels, front cover,
Carolingian period, Saint Gall,
Switzerland, ca. 870, gold, silver,
precious stones, and pearls

Saint-Sernin (Saint Saturninus), Romanesque, Toulouse, France, 1070-1120

• Basilica plan
• Stone construction
• Rounded arches on
doors and windows
• Plain exterior

Saint-Sernin (Saint Saturninus), Romanesque, Toulouse, France, 1070-1120

• Basilica plan
• Stone construction
• Rounded arches on
doors and windows
• Plain exterior

Reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy (Saint
Faith), Romanesque, Conques,
France, late 10th-early 11th century,
gold and jewels on a wood core

Reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy (Saint
Faith), Romanesque, Conques,
France, late 10th-early 11th century,
gold and jewels on a wood core

West façade, Abbey Church of
Saint-Denis (Saint Dionysius), Early
Gothic, St. Denis, France, stone,
1135-1140

West façade, Abbey Church of
Saint-Denis (Saint Dionysius), Early
Gothic, St. Denis, France, stone,
1135-1140

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Gothic, France, 1135-1140

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Gothic, France, 1135-1140