Byzantine Period Flashcards
What period is known as the Golden Age of Byzantine, beginning with Constantine I in 324 AD?
Byzantine Period
What city became the new capital of the Roman Empire during the Byzantine period?
Constantinople
What is the name of the 1.2 x 2.4m sarcophagus located at St. Peter’s Rome?
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
What are manuscripts written on vellum and colored in gold called?
Illuminated manuscripts
What controversy argued that images of holy figures were tantamount to idolatry?
Iconoclastic controversy
What is a halo inscribed with a cross called?
Nimbus
What architectural element is an inverted concave triangle that supports a dome?
Pendentive
What type of arch converts a square base into an octagonal base for supporting domes or spires?
Squinch Arch
What are the slender towers added by Muslim invaders called?
Minarets
Which type of Byzantine building was originally a hall of justice before becoming a place of worship?
Basilica
What large tomb was used to house an elite person?
Mausoleum
What type of building was used for the sacrament of baptism?
Baptistery
What type of Byzantine churches were circular or octagonal in shape with a dome?
Churches
What is the name of the circular barrel-vaulted passage running between the central space and exterior walls?
Ambulatory
What are sanctuaries that enshrine the tomb of a martyr called?
Martyrium
Which Byzantine church plan developed from Roman baths and features a dome at the center?
Centralized Plan
Which Byzantine church plan features a cross layout?
Basilica Plan
What is the projecting semi-circular part of a church usually topped by a half dome?
Apse
What are the cross arms in a Christian Church placed at right angles to the nave called?
Transept
What is the long narrow central area used to house the congregation called?
Nave
What are the passageways on the side of the nave in a church called?
Side Aisles
What is the semi-circular walkway with chapels surrounding the sanctuary called?
Ambulatory
What famous Byzantine church in Ravenna is known for its mosaics and a dome over the central core?
Church of San Vitale
What major Byzantine cathedral in Constantinople was commissioned by Emperor Justinian?
Hagia Sophia
Who were the designers of the Hagia Sophia?
Anthemios of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus
What is the largest and most lavishly decorated church of the 2nd Golden Age, located in Venice?
St. Mark’s Basilica
What distinctive feature does St. Mark’s Basilica have?
Onion domes and a Greek cross plan
