Pt.5 Midterm Vocab Flashcards
the vestibule or entrance porch of a church
Narthex
the face or front wall of a building
Facade
the central aisle of a basilica, two or three stories high, flanked by aisles, and defined by the nave arcade or nave colonnade
Nave
the aisles on the sides of the building
Side Aisles
the topmost zone of a wall with windows in a basilica, extending above the aisle roofs. Provides direct light into the central interior space (the nave)
Clerestory
The passage (walkway) around the apse in a basilican church or around the central space in a central plan building.
Ambulatory
A large semicircular or polygonal (and usually vaulted) niche protruding from the end wall of a building. In a Christian church, it contains the altar. Apsidal is an adjective describing the condition of having such a semicircular or polygonal space.
Apse
any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side. For example, a rotunda
Central Plan
the concave triangular section of a vault that forms the transition between a square or polygonal space and the circular base of a dome
Pendentives
an arch or lintel built over the upper corners of a square space, allowing a circular or polygonal dome to be more securely set on top of the walls
Squinches
An image; a representation
Icon
The beliefs, practices, or doctrine of an iconoclast.
Iconoclasm
one who seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
Iconoclast
visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three- dimensional object
Trompe L’oeil
refers to a specific depiction of Christ. A translation of one of many names of God in Judaism
Pantocrator
(Alternative spelling of Qur’an) The islamic holy book/bible
Koran
small stone building in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca that contains a sacred black stone and is the goal of Islamic pilgrimage
Kaaba
Islamic temple/place for worship
Mosque
niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca
Mihrab
artistic designs with flower/plants/nature
Arabesque
fancy handwriting; used by muslims in their art
Calligraphy
geometric patterns
Tessellation
tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque
Minaret
