Medieval Art History Exam 1

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Mithras slaying the bull, Syrian, limestone relief, c. 170, Mithraeum at Dura Europos

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House church, Syrian, bfr. 256, Dura Europos, with Baptistry lunette depicting Good Shepherd and Adam and Eve

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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs, Late Roman, porphyry, c. 305, Constantinople

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Arch of Constantine, Late Roman, masonry and marble, 315, Rome

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Late Roman, masonry, c. 335, Jerusalem

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Church of San Vitale, Roman and Byzantine, masonry, 547, Ravenna, Italy

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Mosaics of Justinian and Theodora in San Vitale, Byzantine, mosaic, 547, Ravenna, Italy

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Icon of the Archangel Michael, gold, enamel, glass, Byzantine, c. 1000, Constantinople

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Hagia Sophia, Byzantine, masonry, comp. 530s, Constantinople

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Ethiopian prayer scroll, parchment and ink, 19th century, Ethiopia

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Church of St. George, Zagwe dynasty, hewn-rock, c. 1200, Ethiopia

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Sutton-Hoo ship burial, insular, wood, c. 625, Sutton-Hoo, England

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Sutton-Hoo belt buckle, insular, gold, early 7th century, Sutton-Hoo, England

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Sutton-Hoo purse lid, insular, gold, garnet, enamel, early 7th century, Sutton-Hoo, England

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St. Matthew of the Lindisfarne Gospels, insular, vellum and ink, c. 715, Lindisfarne, England

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Chi-Rho-Iota page of the Book of Kells, insular, vellum and ink, c. 800, Iona, Scotland

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St. Matthew of the Book of Kells, insular, vellum and ink, c. 800, Iona, Scotland

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Carved portal and wall relief from stave church, Scandinavian, wood and pine tar, c. 1100, Urnes, Norway

basilica

A church that is rectangular in shape, compared to more circular “central plan” churches

Central plan

A church plan that is focused on a central space with some degree of radial symmetry, usually circular, octagonal, etc. in shape

Nave

The central part of a church, usually between colonnades, running from the entrance to the sanctuary

Aisle

Space for walking in a church, usually on the outside of colonnades (if present)

Narthex

The entrance space between the exterior doors of the church and the doors opening into the actual church

Sanctuary

Space around the altar of a church, may include the choir and often backs up to an apse

Apse

A semi-circular recess, usually domed, that may make up part of the sanctuary of a church. Opposite the narthex in a basilica plan

Synthronon

A semi-circular bleacher-like tiered seating in the apse of some churches, where clergy sits with the bishop on a throne in the center

Gallery

A walking space on the second level of the church that leaves the nave open

Ambulatory

A covered walkway around the (typically curved) apse-end of most churches