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the outer carved face of an arch

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extrados

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the central stone at the crown. of a semi circular arch

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keystone

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the too member of a pillar on which the weight of an arch rests

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impost

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solid masonry placed to counteract the lateral thrust of an arch

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abutment

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any of the wedge shape piece of stone used to form an arch

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voissoir

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often used synonymous & frequently quite loosely with cupola

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dome

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a tunnel shaped structure of continuous masonry above a space that normally has a semi circular cross section

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barrel vault

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a three centered arch

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basket

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an arch formed by a concave & convex curve meeting in a point

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ogee

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10
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an ornament of fancifully intertwining & flowing patterns of leaves & flowers & must have been based on the Assyrian tree of life

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arabesque

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tortoise shell, ivory, mother of pearl & metals of various colors used as inlay to ornament cabinet work

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Boulle work

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12
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an ornament in the form of unrolled scroll with an oval center & having pierced curled edges

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cartouche

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a monster with the body of a lion & the head & wings of an Eagle

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Griffin

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an ornament usually in panel resembling folded cloth

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Linenfold

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a candlestick having several branching arms

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candelabrum

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a group of candlesticks projecting from a plate or bracket to form a wall light

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sconce

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an ornamental multi branched candelabra, also known as bull eys’s mirror

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Girandole

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18
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a pillar of ornamental framework supporting a candelabrum

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Torchere

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a gray opaque monochrome composition

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Grisaille

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a filmed formed on copper or bronze

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Patina

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a small moulded statuette

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figurine

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the laying on of think paint with a palette knife

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impasto

23
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Slanting ends of slanted roof building

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pediment

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an albuminous medium as a vehicle instead of oil

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tempera

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two dimensional sculpture

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relief

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gallery having one or more of its sides open in the air

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balcony

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contrasting light and dark

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chiaroscuro

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hard fired earth clay

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terra cotta

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wood,stone, steel that must rest on two supports

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beam and lintel

30
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vivid colors on a piece of sculpture

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polychrome

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art of painting on fleshly spread plaster

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fresco

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decorative column

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pilaster

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Painting with repeated small dots

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pointillism

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Framework of metal wire used in clay or wax

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castdots at

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covered area at the entrance of the building

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Portico

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a figure or design incised into the surface of a stone or metal plate so that an impression yields a figure in relief

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Intaglio

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Method of painting with a hot wax

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Flaking

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movable part suspended on wire

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Mobile

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Method of obtaining effect in painting by applying opaque colors thickly

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Gouache

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mechanical process of finishing a metal surface

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chasing

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a thin undercoat over the ground applied to the panel before painting

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priming

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carvedcameo raved in relief in stone or shell

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cameo

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a mixture of plaster of Paris, gypsum with glue in preparation for painting on wood panel

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gesso

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an ornament carved or embossed in low relief

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filigree

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sculptural relief intermediate between high relief and bas relief

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mezzo relievo

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ornamental open work of delicate or intricate design

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appliqué

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to decorate by setting pieces of wood, ivory, or the the like into a surface, usually at the same level

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inlay

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coloredmosaic looked glass or enamel, ESP. in the form of minute squares, used in mosaic work

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mosaic

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