Gothic Flashcards
Arch made of 2 semicircles forming a point
Gothic arch
Arch made of 2 opposed s-curves forming a point
Ogee arch
Architectural style of gothic England, balance of vertical thrust and horizontal emphasis
Perpendicular/horizontal gothic style
English style during Henry 8 and Elizabeth 1, gothic and classical, bold sculptural, half timbering, heavy wooden paneled interiors, strapwork plaster ceilings
Tudor
Surface ornamentation of flat band crossed, folded, or interlaced
Strapwork
Flattened gothic arch
Tudor arch
Highly decorated west-facing front of a cathedral
West front
Passageway under clerestory over nave
Triforium
Upper part of nave with windows
Clerestory
Wall brace
Buttress
Freestanding buttress with arch(es)
Flying buttress
Concave conical vault who’s ribs radiate from spring line like fan
Fan vault
Tudor wooden roof structure of beams and arches
Hammer beam roof
Large English main room
Great hall
Walls made of visible beams, and wattle and daub
Half timbering
Tall narrow gothic arched window
Lancet window
Floor length window projecting outside wall
Bay window
Small waist high window projecting from wall
Oriel window