Studied by 2 peopleTempera
egg based paint
Aniconic
symbolic or suggestive rather than literally representational
Vault
Curved ceiling
4th century
300s
Orant
a figure with both arms raised in the ancient gesture of prayer
Sarcophagus
stone coffin
Putto
A plump, naked little boy, often winged. In classical art, called a cupid; in Christian art, a cherub.
ambulatory
curved, covered walkway
Mosaic
picture made from chips of colored stone or glass
Codex
an ancient manuscript text in book form.
Vellum
Calfskin prepared as a surface for writing or painting.
illuminated manuscript
a manuscript in which the text is supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations.
Diptych
a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels that may be closed like a book.
exedra
recessed area, usually semicircular
Pendentive
An inverted, concave, triangular piece of masonry serving as the transition from a square support system to the circular base of a dome.
Minaret
the tower attached to a mosque from which the muezzin, or crier, calls the faithful to prayer five times a day
Mihrab
a niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray.
Icon
small portable paintings of holy figures
Theotokos
One who gives birth to Christ
Encaustic
A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with wax and applied to the surface while hot.
Iconoclasm
destruction of images
Iconoclast
Breaker of images
Iconophiles
lovers of images
Greek cross plan
church plan in the form of a Greek cross, with a square central mass and four arms of equal length
Squinch
a straight or arched structure across an interior angle of a square tower to carry a superstructure such as a dome.
Relic
a part of a deceased holy person's body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
Gold Glass
decorative glass where gold leaf is fused between glass
Tesserae
small pieces of stone or glass or other materials used to make a mosaic
Frescos
painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints
Caliph
Ruler
Caliphate
the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion
Martyrium
a building or chamber used by the early Christians as a burial place
Qibla
This wall in a mosque always faces Mecca.
Minbar
pulpit in mosque, usually made from wood or stone
Spoila
the re-use of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments
Arcade
A series of arches supported by piers or columns.
Maqsura
Enclosure in a mosque, situated near the mihrab and minbar, defined by a metal or timber screen, used by a ruler for purposes of protection and status
Hypostyle
a hall whose roof is supported by columns
Horseshoe arch
a round arch that widens before rounding off, used in Spanish Medical buildings
Iwan
a rectangular vaulted space in a Muslim building that is walled on three sides and open on the fourth
Sebka
Surface decoration based in a grid of rhombuses
Stilted arch
An arch that springs above the impost. The space between is occupied by a vertical member
Muqarnas
three-dimensional architectural ornament composed of tiers of niche-like elements, sometimes likened to stalactites
Madrasa
a place to study law
Mamluk
Muslim rulers of slave stock
Nave
the central area of a church
Clerestory windows
a row of windows high up in a church to admit light into the nave
Apse
a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar.
Narthex
an antechamber, porch, or distinct area at the western entrance of some early Christian churches
Transept
The part of a church with an axis that crosses the nave at a right angle.
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