Byzantine Architecture Flashcards
The three historical periods of Byzantine Art and architecture
Early Byzantine,
Middle Byzantine,
Late Byzantine
Byzantium is located where?
At the intersection of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean
Local Materials for Byzantine are?
Clay for bricks,
Rubble for concrete
Byzantine architecture has flat roofs combined with domes(T or F)
True
Byzantine architecture has unbroken walls and arcade open courts(T or F)
TRUE
What established Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire
Edict of Milan
Disputes in the Church resulted in the division of the WESTERN Orthodox and Eastern Roman Catholic Churches called the GREAT SCHISM
FALSE( Eastern Orthodox and Western Roman Catholic Churches)
What forbade statues in any form and made colored pictures flat and stylized?
Iconoclastic Movement
Means “image breaking”
Iconoclasm
Presbysters cannot marry(T or F)
False(They can get married)
The Eastern Orthodox Church has the Patriarch(True)
True
Byzantine churches are characterized by what?
Cross in square plans with central domes
The 3 basic spaces of Byzantine churches:
Narthex,
Nave,
Sanctuary
The wall of icons and religious paintings separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church
Iconostasis
A triangular curved overhanging surface that supports a circular dome over a square or a polygonal compartment.
Pendentive
The 3 types of domes
Simple dome,
Compund dome
Special dome
Type of dome where the dome and pendetive are parts of the same sphere
Simple Dome
Type of dome where the dome is constructed separately from the pendentive
Compound dome
How many types of compound domes are there?
Two
3 types of special domes
Ribbed dome,
Serrate dome with jagged edges,
Bolbous dome