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Cathedrals
Notes and vocab
Question | Answer |
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A tall narrow cone-shaped roof for upward projection on a cathedral | spire |
The art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or lime water or a picture produced by this method | fresco |
nave | |
apse | |
triforium | |
arcade | |
sanctuary | |
narthex | |
clerestory | |
baptistery | |
the part of a church used by such a group | choir |
in architecture a covered walkway in a cloister | ambulartory |
a crucifix esp. a large one at the entrance of a church chancel | rood |
a likeness of a person usually sculpted as on a tomb | effigy |
a segmental arch that transmits outward and downward pressure from the upper side wall of a building to a solid buttress on the ground | flying buttress |
a macabre or grotesque sculpture of an animal or person often carved as an architectural | gargoyles |