Byzantine Flashcards
Painting: creator of all; christ
Pantocrator
Painting: Mary mother of all
Theotokos
written on vellum (stretch animal skin) and colored in gold and other colors
Illuminated manuscript
Typical feature of Byzantine churches, large screen with paintings of Saints, Christ. separating sanctuary from the nave
Iconostasis
Most important structure of Byzantine style, basis for countless adaptations until 19th century
Hagia Sophia
method of enamel decoration of
metal surfaces, such as vases and jewel
boxes.
Cloisonne
Corbel type arches piled
on top of another, placed diagonally
across the internal angles of tower orbase of a drum to convert the square form into an octagonal base to support an
octagonal spire or circular dome.
Squinch arch