Visual Arts History 1040 Study Guide - Durham Cathedral, Christian Art, Protestantism
6 Dec 2014
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Ambulatory: the passage around the apse in a basilican church or around the central space in a central plan building. (ex: palace chapel of charlemagne) Archivolts: curved moulding formed by voussoirs making up an arch. (ex: south portal and. Porch, showing christ in majesty, priory church of saint-pierre, mosaic) Often built with a clerestory, side aisles separated from the center nave by colonnades and an apse at one or both ends. Roman centers for administration, later adapted to christian church use. (ex: durham cathedral) Catacomb: underground cemetery with tunnels on different levels. (ex: menorahs and ark of the covenant) Chevrons: a decorative motif made up of repeated inverted v"s (a zigzag pattern) (ex: durham. Chi rho or xp: a monogram of chi ( ) and rho ( ) as the first two letters of. Greek khristos christ, used as a christian symbol. (ex: chi rho page, gospel of mathew,
