Christian Europe Flashcards
Building(s) occupied by a community of monks or nuns
Abbey or monastery
A carved animal figure placed on a post as a curiosity
Beeste
Any of a series of short posts set at intervals to delimit an area or to exclude vehicles
Bollard
A bell tower, especially one near but not attached to a church
Campanile
Large building or group of buildings fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers and in many cases, a moat
Castle
The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated
Cathedral
The medieval knightly systems with its religious, moral and social code
Chivalry
Enclosed courtyard with an encircling arcaded walk often used for monastic horticulture
Cloister
A small column
Colonnette
Dominant social system in Medieval Europe in which a lord owned all the land while vassals and serfs farmed it
Feudalism
An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service
Fief
A receptacle for baptismal water
Font
An enclosed area next to a building serving as a garden, yard or pasture
Garth
A monumental building style of the high middle ages recreated in lesser proportions in the 19th century by Victorians eager to supply their gardens with ancient ruins
Gothic
A sharp-pointed arch, formed at two arc segments
Gothic arch
