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Abbey
a monastery for monks, or a convent for nuns, and the church that is connected to it
Ambulatory
A passageway around the apse or altar of a church.
Apse
the end point of a church where the altar is
Arcade
a series of arches supported by columns. When the arches face a wall and are not self-supporting, they are called a blind arcade
Archivolt
a series of concentric moldings around an arch
Axial plan (Basilican plan, Longitudinal plan)
a church with a long nave whose focus is the apse, so-called because it is designed along an axis
Bay
a vertical section of a church that is embraced by a set of columns and is usually composed of arches and aligned windows
Campanile
a bell tower of an Italian building
Cathedral
the principal church of a diocese, where a bishop sits
Clerestory
the window story of a church
Compound pier
a gathering of engaged shafts around a pier
Continuous narrative
a work of art that contains several scenes of the same story painted or sculpted in continuous succession
Embroidery
a woven product in which the design is stitched into a premade fabric
Gallery
a passageway inside or outside a church that generally is characterized by having a colonnade or arcade
Jamb
the side posts of a medieval portal
Last Judgement:
in Christianity, the judgment before God at the end of the world
Mandorla
Italian for "almond," an almond-shaped circle of light around the figure of Christ or Buddha
Portal
a doorway. In medieval art they can be significantly decorated.
Radiating chapel
a chapel that extends out in a radial pattern from an apse or an ambulatory
Reliquary
a vessel for holding a sacred relic. Often reliquaries took the shape of the objects they held. Precious metals and stones were the common material
Rib vault
a vault in which diagonal arches form riblike patterns. These arches partially support a roof, in some cases forming a web-like design
Tapestry
a woven product in which the design and the backing are produced at the same time on a device called a loom
Transept
an aisle in a church perpendicular to the nave
Transverse arch
an arch that spans an interior space connecting opposite walls by crossing from side to side
Triforium
A narrow passageway with arches opening onto a nave, usually directly below a clerestory
Trumeau (plural: trumeaux)
The central pillar of a medieval portal that stabilizes the structure. It is often elaborately decorated.
Tympanum (plural: tympana)
a rounded sculpture placed over the portal of a medieval church
Vault
a roof constructed with arches; when an arch is extended in space, forming a tunnel, it is called a barrel vault; when two barrel vaults intersect at right angles, it is called a groin vault
Voussoir (pronounced "voo-swar")
a wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch. The central voussoir is called a keystone
