Questions and Answers
What does the term 'ambulatory' refer to in a church setting?
What is 'antependia'?
A decorative piece usually of textile that adorns a Christian altar.
What purpose does an 'apse' serve in a church?
It contains the altar.
What does 'apsidal chapels' refer to?
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What are 'arcades'?
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What is an 'archivolt'?
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What is the definition of 'bailey'?
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What are 'barbicans'?
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What is 'bar tracery'?
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What does 'bas-de-page' mean?
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What are 'battlements'?
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What are 'bosses' in architecture?
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What is 'buon fresco'?
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What are 'buttress piers'?
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What are 'cames' in stained glass windows?
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What is the 'choir' in a church?
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Study Notes
Architectural Terms and Definitions
- Ambulatory: Continuation of aisled spaces on either side of the nave around the apse, designed for walking; often found in churches.
- Antependia: Decorative textile or material that hangs in front of an altar, distinct from altar linens and cloths.
- Apse: Large semicircular or polygonal recess in a building, typically housing the altar in a church.
- Apsidal Chapels: Similar structure to an apse that contains an altar, often vaulted and attached to the main building.
- Arcades: A series of arches supported by columns or piers; can be decorative (blind arcade) when arches are engaged to walls.
- Archivolt: Curved molding formed by the voussoirs of an arch, outlining the tympanum.
- Bailey: The outer courtyard of a castle, serving as the first line of defense.
- Barbicans: Defensive fortifications located at the entrance or portal of a gate.
- Bar Tracery: Delicate tracery in Gothic windows created using thin stone or wood elements, contrasting with plate tracery.
- Bas-de-page: French term referring to pictures located at the bottom of manuscript pages.
- Battlements: Fortified sections on buildings or walls characterized by crenellations for defensive purposes.
- Bosses: Decorative knob-like elements found at intersections of vault ribbing or as projections in designs and metalwork.
- Buon Fresco: Painting technique where water-based pigments are applied onto wet plaster, resulting in durable art.
- Buttress Piers: Exterior masonry supports made of stone or rubble designed to strengthen walls and vaults.
- Cames: Lead strips used to hold together pieces in leaded or stained glass windows, characterized by grooves for fitting glass.
- Choir: Reserved section of a church for clergy, located between the crossing and apse or within the nave.
- Clerestory: Upper section of church walls featuring windows that allow light into the nave, situated above the roofs of aisles.
- Colonettes: Small, thin columns used decoratively or to provide support in Gothic architecture, enhancing vertical effects.
- Column Statue: Columns designed to depict human figures through intricate carvings.
- Corbels: Architectural supports that project from walls to support structures above; often featured in arching techniques.
- Crenellations: Notched wall designs created by alternating high and low sections for both aesthetic and defensive functions.
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