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HCAD Mid Term
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Perpendicular Gothic | The architectural style of the Gothic Period in England that balanced the vertical thrust with a horizontal emphasis in composition. |
| Groin Vault | A compound vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults at right angles |
| Great Hall | A high, large single room in English buildings serving as the primary living and eating space. Having a pitched wooden roof and often a smoke hole. |
| Oriel Window | A small window projecting beyond the outside wall of a building on an upper floor that does not come to the ground. |
| Tracery | Curvilinear open stonework creating a decorative pattern and supporting leaded glass in the upper part of a Gothic window. |
| Flying Buttress | A freestanding buttress connected to the building with one or more arches. |
| Liripipe | The elongated hood of a jacque and other garments which could be coiled in a decorative manner. |
| Wainscot | A decorative facing such as wood paneling applied to the dado portion of an interior wall. |
| Jacque (Jack) | Short, close fitting pourpoint often fur lined and worn over a doublet. It had larger sleeves than a doublet and an elongated hood. |
| Surcote | A long outer garment, open at the front, worn by men and women, either sleeveless or with varying lengths of sleeves. |
| Greek Cross Plan | The plan of a church in which two main aisles of equal length cross at right angles producing a cross plan with four equal arms. |
| Cloister | A covered, arcaded walkway surrounding a courtyard usually linking a church with other religious buildings. |
| Triforium | A shallow passageway above the arches of the nave and below the clerestory. |
| Nave | The middle and largest aisle of a Latin Cross church or cathedral, intended primarily for the laity. |
| Impost block | A tapered block placed between the top of a capital and the springline of an arch. Characteristic of EC/Byz architecture. |
| Catacomb | Underground passageways and rooms used as cemeteries. |
| Cloisonne | A metal decoration technique in which enamel, glass or painted compartments are separated by shaped metal bars or fillets forming the design outline. |
| Maniakis | The flat, wide highly decorated collar worn by Byzantine Emperors |
| Stemma | The small crown set with gems and decorated with hanging ornaments worn by Byz Emperors |
| Gonelle | The tunic worn by both sexes that became the basis for both monastic clothing and the long coats of knights. Short for men, long for women. |
| Arcade | A connected line of arches supported by columns or piers. |
| Springline | The point on a vertical support at which an arch begins. |
| Basilica | A Roman hall of justice with a high, often vaulted central space, a clerestory and an apse at each end. |
| Scena Frons | The decorated facade of the backstage house in a Roman theater. |
| Insula | A Roman apartment block in a town or city. |
| Pilaster | An engaged pier or column with less than half the depth showing |
| Apse | A semi-circular space at either end of a Roman basilica in which the judge sat and later in a church in which the altar is located. |
| Tunica | A Roman linen garment similar to the Greek chiton, but sewn from two pieces of cloth, slipped over the head, and tied at the waist. Characteristic of common people. |
| Licinium | A linen loincloth, knotted at the waist, originally the only undergarment. |
| Cuirass | Two rigid metal or leather panels shaped to the upper body, connected by straps and worn on the chest as armor. Often highly decorated. |
| Ionic | The Greek Order characterized by elegant detailing with a capital consisting of large volutes a continuous frieze and a dentiled cornice. |
| Megaron | The roofed central hall of a Greek palace or house. |
| Stoa | A greek market building with a long, covered portico of columns providing a sheltered promenade or meeting place fronting stores and offices. |
| Entablature | In classical architecture, the elaborated beam or lintel carried by columns and divided horizontally into architrave, frieze, and cornice. |
| Cornice | The upper, horizontal band of the entablature capped by a projecting cornice or crown moldinig. Also the upper decorative zone or an interior wall. |
| Reeding | An ornament, usually on a column, of adjacent, parallel half round moldings, resembling an abstract cluster of reeds. |
| Anthimeon | A stylized ornament based on honeysuckle foliage, often placed at the peak of a temple pediment. |
| Kline | Couch for sleep, sitting and dining. Often decorated head and foot boards and upholstered mattress. |
| Peplos | A Greek garment consisting of a large rectangle of cloth, the top folded down, round the torso and pinned on each shoulder. Worn by both sexes. |
| Fibula | A large pin or brooch used by Greeks and Romans to fasten male or female garments |
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