ART 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Romanesque Art, Barrel Vault, Groin Vault
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Tympanum: the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, bounded by a lintel and arch. Nave: central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. Transept: (in a cross-shaped church) either of the 2 parts forming the arms of the crass shape, projecting at right angles from the nave. Buttress: a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall. Clerestory: the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, containing a series of windows. It is clear of the roofs of the aisles and admits light to the central parts of the building. Rib vaults: the intersection of 2 or 3 barrel vaults. Ambulatory: a place for walking, especially an aisle around the apse or a cloister in a church or monastery. The romanesque era is the first since archaic and classical greece to take its name from an artistic style rather than from politics or geography.
