Romanesque And Gothic Vocab

Question 1

Gargoyle

Answer 1

A spout in a grotesquely carved human or animal projecting from a roof gutter

Question 2

Grotesque

Answer 2

A grotesquely carved figure of a mythical or imaginary figure; an ornament on a building

Question 3

Stained Glass

Answer 3

The glass is made with colors fused into it, forming a permanent bond. The pieces of glass are then arranged in a pattern and held together by lead strips

Question 4

Flying Business

Answer 4

A segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one

Question 5

Pointed Arches

Answer 5

An arch having a pointed apex giving structures strength and stability

Question 6

Royal Portals

Answer 6

Chartres Cathedral arched doorways lined with carvings of kings and sacred destinations. Some depicted ancient pagan thinkers. Medieval priests admired and studied the ancient Greeks. The believed God was the divine mathematician.

Question 7

Breviary

Answer 7

A book of prayers, often illuminated in gothic times