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The Art of Late Antiquity and Early Christian Art
Art of the Byzantine Empire
Art of Islam
Art of Medieval Art
Gothic Art and Architecture
100
To acquire or take possession for one's own use.
What is appropriate?
100
religious image on a wooden panel used for prayer
What is an icon?
100
Muhammad made a journey to Jerusalem where me ascended to heaven and met Allah
What is Night Journey?
100
decorative pins to hold a stola or other garments
What is fibulae?
100
A circular window composed of patterned tracery arranged in petal-like formation.
What is rose window?
200
In Roman architecture, a freestanding arch commemorating an important event, such as a military victory or the opening of a new road. In Christian architecture, the arch framing the apse at the end of a church nave.
What is Triumphal Arch?
200
A belief that the practice of worshiping and honoring objects such as icons, was sinful
What is iconoclasm?
200
(1) declaration of faith, (2) prayer, (3) alms giving, (4) fasting, (5) pilgrimage
What is the 5 pillars of Islam?
200
a central figure is flanked by two symmetrical figures
What is heraldic composition?
200
the colored glass used for windows
What is stained glass?
300
generosity in giving; bountiful contribution
What is Largesse?
300
Expression of regret or sorrow
What is lamentation?
300
a semicircular niche set into the qibla wall of a mosque
What is Mihrad?
300
a handwritten book decorated with bright colors and precious metals
What is illuminated manuscript?
300
An arch with a strong center point.
What is pointed arches?
400
A porch or vestibule of a church, generally colonnaded or arcaded and preceding the nave.
What is narthex?
400
form support arches for a dome
What is pendentives?
400
Open courtyard where you prepare to worship before entering mosque
What is Sahn?
400
A room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts
What is scriptorium?
400
Ornamental designs made up of three rounded lobes placed adjacent to one another
What is trefoils?
500
The part of a church with an axis that crosses the nave at a right angle.
What is transept?
500
A system in which temporal ruler extends his own powers to ecclesiastical and theological matters.
What is Caesoropapism?
500
small storage container; round with a lid with vertical handle in center and 3 to 4 feet
What is Pyxis?
500
A second story over the side aisles of a church below the clerestory
What is gallery?
500
the upright surfaces forming the sides of a doorway or window
What is jamb figures?