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What was Poulnabourne portal dolmen built on

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Limestone pavement and surrounded by a low mound of rocks
Mound of rocks would have added support to the upright stones, which are otherwise only supported by the weight of the capstone

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Where were the different metals found during the bronze age

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Copper - mount gabriel west cork
Silver - silvermines tipperary
Gold - rivers and streams wicklow hills

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Non- representational

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Purely aesthetic - bronze age art

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Metallurgy

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The beaker people brought this to ireland

It is the scienc eand technology of usinf metals

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5
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Gold disc

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Tedavent co monaghan

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6
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Annealed

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Heated and allowed to cool slowly

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7
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Secular

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For decorative rather than religious purposes

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8
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Gold lunula

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Ross , co Westmeath

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9
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Lunula locking device

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Slightly thicker ends in a paddle shape that can be turned to form a locking device

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10
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Decoration lunula

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Four bands of horizontal decoration composed of two paralell lines with chevrone strokes inside and bordered by triangles above

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11
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Qualities of bronze age design

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Secular
Abstract
Geometric

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12
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Ribbon torc

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Near belfast

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Flange torc technique

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Hammering flanges out from the angles of square or triangular bars before twisting
Can be varied by varying the lengths of the flanges

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14
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Armlets

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Derrinboy , Co Offaly

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15
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Gold fibula

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Clones, Co Monaghan

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Casting

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Molten metal poured into a mould to create a shape

  • gold fibula
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17
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Soldered

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Joined together

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18
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Gleninsheen gorget

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Gleninsheen , Co Clare

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19
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Terminals

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The discs at the end of a connecting thingy

Eg gleninsheen gorget or gold fibula

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20
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Lough Gur Sheild

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Lough Gur Co Limerick

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21
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Years bronze age

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2015 - 1205

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22
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Iron Age intro

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Hallstatt celts brought iron work to britain
Irish export industry

La tene - lake neuchatel in switzerland

Ireland free from invasion for 1000 years

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23
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La tene designs

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Rich and controlled
Based mainly on the circle
Geometric yet irregular or spontaneous

Mainly a continuation of the bronze age but with new motifs added- mainly plant forms
Curvilinear 
Triskeles
Trumpet curves
Spirals
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24
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Loughnashade trumpet

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Loughnashade co antrim

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25
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Pelta motif

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A linked pair of symmetrical spirals

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Two eras of la tene

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Insular la tene

Ultimate la tene

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27
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Turoe stone

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Granite
Connemara
Insular la tene
Greek inspired step pattern

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28
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Broighter collar

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Derry

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29
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Chasing

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A technique where the background of the design is hammered until the design stands up in relief

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30
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S scrolls

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A curved s spiral, on the broightr collar

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31
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Lentoids

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A high relief shape like a circle om the broighter collar

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32
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Boss

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Just a big fat raised thing

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33
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Buffer terminals

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The locking drums on the broighter collar

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34
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Loughnashade trumpet

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Loughnashade, Armagh

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35
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An ultimate la tene design

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The loughnashade trumpet

The turoe stone

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36
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An insular la tene design

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The broighter collar

The petrie crown

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37
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The people ireland werent invaded by leaving them free to develop their artwork

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Iron age - celts

Early christian period - the romans

38
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Reask pillar

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Co Kerry

39
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Maltese cross

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The cross on the reask pillar

Shows christian missionary travels to Europe and the East

40
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Celtic influence

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The spirals

41
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Duvillaun slab

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Co mayo

42
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Fahan mura slab

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Co Donegal

43
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Ribbon interlace

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Found on the fahan mura slab and the book of durrow

44
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Greek cross

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On the fahan mura slab

45
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Carndonagh cross

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Co Donegal

46
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triskele

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3 birds on the carndonagh cross

47
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greek cross with ribbon lacing

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found on both the carndonagh cross and the fahan mura slab

48
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cross of moone

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co kildare

49
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muiredach cross

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monasterboice, co Louth

50
Q

who was monasterboice founded by

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St Buithe Mac Bronach

it was a prosperous centre for learning

51
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east face of muiredach cross

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bottom - adam and eve with cain killing abel
second - david and goliath with saul and jonathan
third - moses striking the rock and crowd of onlookers
top - adoration of the magi

across the arms is the last judgement with the saved on christs right and the damned on the left

52
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west face of muiredachs cross

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the cats and the central crucifxion scene

53
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the cathach

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sixth cenury
st columba
battle of cuil dreimhne
o donnels into battle - battler

54
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diminuendo

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the letters gradually getting

55
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book of durrow

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offaly , columban monsatry of durrow

a gospel book

56
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coptic influences

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the carpet pages in the book of durrow and the singular carpet page in the book of kells

57
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evangelist

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meol

58
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excrement

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a bath of water and lime

59
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pumice stone

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a stone used to rub calf vellum smooth after it had been scraped free of hair and impurities

60
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a codex

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a section of folded pages

61
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yellow

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ox gall or yellow arsenic sulphate

62
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millefiori decoration

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a technique where different colours of glass are laid side by side to form a pattern

63
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designs on the carpet page

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triskeles
double armed cross
8 squares
animal interlace
ornamental beasts
64
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animal interlace

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st johns gospel

65
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initial letter page

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st marks gospel

much greater use of diminuendo thn the cathach

66
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triquetra knot

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a symbol of the trinity found in the a in chi ro

67
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goldsmith

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the chi ro

8 circles

68
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portraitist

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portrait of christ
st matthew
st john

69
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the illustrator

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the virgin and child
the arrest of christ
the temptation

70
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xpi b generatio

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now the birth of jesus christ

71
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cult of relics

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monastries housed the relics of saints, the cult of relics became a major factor influencing architecture

72
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pilgrimage roads

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devout chistians would undertake long pilgrimages in order to see these relics. these routes were known as pilgrimage roads

73
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master masons

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people skilled in building techniques

they were very rare in europe but they were in lombardy northern italy

74
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romanesque church used fo pilgrimages

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st sernins basilica, toulouse, situated along the route to santiago de compostela

75
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clerestory

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a row of windows on the second level of the nave to let in light

76
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voussoirs

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wedge shaped stones used to built romanesque barrel and groin vaults

77
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romanesque tympanum

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st lazare autun by gislebertus - the last judgement

78
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the carved capitals by gislebertus

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the suicide of judas

the dream of the magi

79
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religious instructional function

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inform about religion

80
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stylised

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cartoony/unrealistic

81
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first gothic appearance

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ile de france north of paris - the abbey church of st Denis

abbot suger

82
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tracery

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ornamental stonework of delicate lacelike patterns that supported the glass in the window

83
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three gothic stages

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transitional
rayonnant
flamboyant

84
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chartes cathedral shape

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latin cross

85
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triforium

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the space above the nave arcade, below the clerestory- sometimes used as a walkway

86
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west door of chartres cathedral

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column of statues
represent men and women from new and old testament
triangular tympanums have sculptures of the virgn mary and the christ in majesty

87
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didactic

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for teaching purposes

88
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reims cathedral sculpture

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annuciation and visitation
angel of reims
virgin of the anunnciation
mary
elizabeth
89
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claus sluter

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fons vitae - fountain of everlasting life
old testament prophets
limestone

90
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private devotion

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private prayer

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