Final Rev Questions 210730 Flashcards
Do you know what a pendentive is?
Achieves the transition from a square or polygonal opening to the round base of a dome or the supporting drum.
What is a voussoir used for?
Used in arch construction
When building an arch or vault, do you use the building technique called ‘centering’
Yes-Centering is a wooden framework built to support an arch, vault or dome during its construction.
What is a tympanum?
(1) In Classical architecture, a recessed, usually triangular area often decorated with sculpture. Also called a pediment. (2) In medieval architecture, an arched area between an arch and the lintel of a door or window, frequently carved with relief sculpture.
What is an ambulatory?
Covered walkway. (1) Basilican church: semicircular passage around the apse. (2) Central-plan church: ringed shaped aisle around the central space.
What is a nave?
The central aisle of a Roman basilica or Christian basilican church.
What is a Rose window?
A large, circular window with stained glass and stone tracery, frequently used on façades and at the ends of transepts in Gothic churches.
What holds stained glass windows together?
Cames
What do you call the western front of a gothic cathedral?
Westwork
What is the birthplace of Mohammed?
Mecca
What is a dome?
A true dome is a vaulted roof of circular, polygonal or elliptical plan, formed with a hemispherical or ovoidal curvature.
Who was Hieronymus Bosch and what did he paint?
Dutch painter 1450-1500, Garden of Earthly Delights 7 The Haywain
What is a Still Life?
A term used to describe paintings (and sometimes sculpture) that depict familiar objects such as household items and food.
Define what an arch is.
A curved structure used to span an opening.
What is a Tesserae?
Small pieces of colored stone, glass, marble, or gold-backed glass used in mosaics.
