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Gothic Flashcards

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Arch made of 2 semicircles forming a point

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Gothic arch

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Arch made of 2 opposed s-curves forming a point

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Ogee arch

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Architectural style of gothic England, balance of vertical thrust and horizontal emphasis

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Perpendicular/horizontal gothic style

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English style during Henry 8 and Elizabeth 1, gothic and classical, bold sculptural, half timbering, heavy wooden paneled interiors, strapwork plaster ceilings

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Tudor

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5
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Surface ornamentation of flat band crossed, folded, or interlaced

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Strapwork

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6
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Flattened gothic arch

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Tudor arch

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7
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Highly decorated west-facing front of a cathedral

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West front

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Passageway under clerestory over nave

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Triforium

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9
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Upper part of nave with windows

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Clerestory

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10
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Wall brace

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Buttress

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Freestanding buttress with arch(es)

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Flying buttress

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Concave conical vault who’s ribs radiate from spring line like fan

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Fan vault

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13
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Tudor wooden roof structure of beams and arches

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Hammer beam roof

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14
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Large English main room

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Great hall

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15
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Walls made of visible beams, and wattle and daub

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Half timbering

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16
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Tall narrow gothic arched window

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Lancet window

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17
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Floor length window projecting outside wall

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Bay window

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18
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Small waist high window projecting from wall

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Oriel window

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19
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First large practical window

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Diamond pane window

20
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Woven straw over rafters

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Thatched roof

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Three overlapping circles

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Small outwardly curved decorations spaced out on spires, ect

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High vertical triangle at the end of an a frame, >90

24
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Decorative carved board at the edge of gable roof

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Bargeboard

25
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Grotesque waterspout end of gutter

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Elongated decorative column

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Decorative wood paneling on dado

28
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Bottom third of interior wall

29
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Folded linen motif

30
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Woven wooden lattice

31
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Restrictions on luxury goods

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Sumptuary laws

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Familial symbols and colors

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Long outergarment

34
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Shorter version of surcote

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Cote-hardie

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Scalloped edge of garment

36
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Close fitting garment with padded front

37
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Flaring of fabric at waist

38
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Metal pointed ties

39
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Vertical pleated jacket worn over doublet

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Jacque/jack

40
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Short loose sleeveless garment originally monks and lower class, later military

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Medieval term for hose

42
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Multicolored garments, usually half and half

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Parti-color

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Big housecoat, fitted over shoulders widened into deep pleats, over head and belted

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Houppelande

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Wooden platforms fastened over shoes

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Long pointed shoe

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Hood with long tail

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Tall woman’s headdress

Visual History Part 2 (4 decks)

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