Romanesque Flashcards
semicircular walkway with chapels
AMBULATORY
usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess especially the termination of the sanctuary end of the church
APSE
a table upon which the Eucharist is celebrated
ALTAR
as wide as the nave,
forming a square at the crossing,
consisting the choir
TRANSEPT
appointed place
PULPIT
central part of the church extending from the narthex to the choir
NAVE
raised platform transverse open space separating the nave and the apse
BEMA
any of the longitudinal divisions separated from the nave
AISLE
a portico before the nave for penitents
NARTHEX
a part of the church occupied by singers
CHOIR
X shaped stool for women; which implied authority
Cathedra
-Reserved for the lord & master
- Highback (authority)
- Chair of St. Peter
Chair of the Estate