Chapter 36

Question 1

triforium

Answer 1

a gallery placed above the nave arcade and below the clerestory in a church

Question 2

compound piers

Answer 2

a pier that is made up of multiple connecting pieces of architectural support

Question 3

buttress

Answer 3

external support to an architectural structure, usually made of brick or stone

Question 4

flying buttress

Answer 4

architecture; a supporting pier that extends, or “flies”, from an external wall, with an arch that provides additional support to the wall while allowing space for windows

Question 5

stained glass

Answer 5

glass made into murals with various colors and shades; often religious in nature

Question 6

quadripartite

Answer 6

often in vaults or walls that consist of four parts

Question 7

rib vault

Answer 7

a vault consisting of numerous intersecting ribs, often associated with Gothic architecture

Question 8

polychromy

Answer 8

displayed in several different colors

Question 9

illuminated manuscript

Answer 9

illustrated, handwritten book, with such decorative elements as ornate initials, chapter headings, text borders, and framed images that supplement the text

Question 10

Book of Hours

Answer 10

Christian devotional book corresponding to the liturgical hours honoring the Virgin Mary