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The book of kells was produced on ______, an animal skin prepared for writing.

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vellum

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Christians in the muslim territories were called ______.

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Mozarabs

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Charlemagne's private chapel was in the city of ______.

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Aachen

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Vikings erected large memorial stones:_________ contained inscriptions and __________ were covered with figural decoration.

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rune stones; picture stones

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The timber churches that survive in rural Norway are called _______ churches, from the four huge staffs that form their structural core.

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stave

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The burial site discovered at Sutton Hoo revealed the grave's occupant had been buried in a ______.

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ship

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Why did many Ottonian cathedrals burn down in the eleventh century?

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Their timber roofs made them susceptible to fire.

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The word _____ refers to the cross worn by Crusaders and pilgrims.

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crusade

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Intellectual life in the Romanesque period involved the establishment of the first universities in the cities of ________, _______, ___________ and __________.

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Bologna; Paris; Oxford; Cambridge

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The church of Sant Vincenc is and example of the "First Romanesque" because _________.

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it relies on stone-vaulting and masonry construction

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually the _______ of the Cathedral complex at Pisa.

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campanile

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Durham Cathedral introduced a new system of masonry __________, which would become a hallmark of later Gothic architecture.

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ribbed groin vaults

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In the realm of secular architecture, the _______, known as the keep in England or the donjon in France, stood in the middle of a courtyard surrounded by walls.

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Great Tower

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The Romanesque technique of portraying narrative scenes in the geometric confines of column capitals is called a(n) _________.

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historical capital

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The Bayeux Embroidery tells the story of the __________ conquest of England.

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Norman

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What religious theme was often used to decorate the tympanum of Romanesque portals?

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Christ Enthroned in Majesty

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Which of the following contributed to the exchange of artistic styles during the Romanesque period?

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Illustrated books Pilgrims The crusades

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Holes cut in the stone of the wall and filled with stained glass are called __________.

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plate tracery

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The city of ______ was a major center of book production in the Gothic period.

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Paris

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The thirteenth-century cathedral in _______ is an excellent example of the English interpretation of the Gothic style.

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Salisbury

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The oldest functioning syngogue in Europe is __________.

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Altneuschul

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Gothic cathedrals differ from those built in the Romanesque period in their __________.

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shift toward more open, light-filled spaces

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True flying buttresses were first used at _________.

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the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris

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What architechtural feature distinguishes English Gothic cathedrals from those built in France?

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A tower at the crossing served as the focal point.

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The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe, the Altneuschul, is based on what Christian architectural form?

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Gothic hall churches.

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Sinan was court architect for the

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Ottomans

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The pulpit in the mosque is called the

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Minbar

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The Church of Hagia Sophia was built in the city of

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Constantinople

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The figure of The Good Shepherd represents

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Jesus

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Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels from St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai is made in

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encaustic

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An extensive and highly integrative program of frescos covered every square inch of the walls of the__________ of the Church of Christ at Chora near Constantinople

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funerary chapel

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Torah scrolls are kept in a

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Synagogue

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The presence of a skull directly below the cross in some representations of the Crucifixion signifies the grave of

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Adam

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The Virgin of Vladimir was created in __________ and brought to __________.

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Constantinople; Kiev

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The basilica form for early churches was derived from ancient __________ buildings

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Roman

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All of the following except __________ are in Ravenna

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Santa Sabina

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The variety of __________ buildings excavated in present-day Syria at the abandoned Roman outpost of Dura-Europos represents the diverse cultural influences of the region in the second and third centuries

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Religious

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is an example of an artwork that draws upon conventions of both Classical and Near Eastern pictorial traditions

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The Mosaic Floor of the Beth Alpha Synagogue

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According to tradition, the author of the Psalms was the biblical figure

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David

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figures are those who are represented worshipping with outstretched arms

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Orant

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Ravenna is located in the present-day country of

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Italy

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A __________ is an underground cemetery

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Catacomb

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is not part of the Christian Trinity

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The Virgin mary

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A cross-shaped building is called a

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Cruciform

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"Iconoclasm" means image

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Breaking

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A(n) __________ is a small chapel

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Oratory

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The Cathedral of Santa Sophia, founded by Grand Prince Yuroslav, is in

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Keiv

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The ____________ was initiated during the Late Byzantine period of art

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Funerary Chapel of Theodore Metochites

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The biblical books about the life of Christ are called "Gospels," which comes from the Greek, meaning _____________.

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Good News

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The apse mosaic of Sant'Apollinare in Classe represents the __________, when Jesus reveals his divinity.

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Transfiguration

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is the term for a book written by hand

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Manuscript

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The word "__________" is derived from the Latin word meaning "chair," but later came to mean "bishop's throne."

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Cathedral

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For early Christians, ___________ provided the model for congregational churches

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Pagan basilicas

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enjoyed the highest status of all artists in Islamic society

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Calligraphers

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The expansive dome of the church of Hagia Sophia is supported using architectural structures known as

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Pendentives

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At the end of the tenth century, the Italian city of _________ was granted a special trade status that enabled its merchants to control much east-west commerce.

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Venice

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The Vienna Genesis is painted on purple-dyed vellum, colored from

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Mollusk Shells

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is an angular calligraphic script

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Kufic

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The illustrations of the emperor Babur's memoirs are from the Mughal empire in present-day __________.

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India

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Muslims believe the Kaaba to have been built for God by

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Abraham

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The Great Mosque at Cordoba is defined by its __________ arches

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Horseshoe

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The Dome of the Rock was built when the __________ caliphate ruled from Damascus

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Umayyad

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The Court of the Lions is located in the

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Alhambra

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A __________ scene is represented in The Caliph Harun al-Rashid Visits the Turkish Bath

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Hammam

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The __________ is unusual in having four minarets.

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Mosque of Sultan Selim

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The __________ provides evidence that glassmaking was a booming industry in Egypt and Syria.

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The mamluk oil glass lantern

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Wooden strapwork is used in the

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Kutubiya Minbar in Marrakesh

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The Ottomans took __________ as their capital and drew influence from its existing architecture.

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Constantinople

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The risers of the stairs of the Kutubiya Mosque represent __________ arches

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Horseshoe

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The culture of the Timurid empire lived on in that of the __________ Dynasty

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Safavid

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is an example of a four-iwan plan mosque.

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Masjid-i Shah

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were imperial ciphers that were rendered in elaborate calligraphic form

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Turgas

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The Baghdad Kiosk is in the

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Topkapi Palace

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were colleges for religious and legal studies

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masdrasas

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A(n) __________ is a large vaulted hall with a rectangular plan and monumental arched opening

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Iwan

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The __________ is the first great monument of Islamic art

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The Dome Of the Rock

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In keeping with the second pillar of salat, the word "masjid," as in Masjid-i Shah, means "place of __________."

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prostration

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The Mosque of Sultan Selim is highly influenced by the

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Hagia Sophia

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Vellum, the surface on which many Islamic books were written, is made from

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Calf-skin or fine parchment

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meaning "embroidered," refers to the woven bands of script in textiles.

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tiraz

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The Herat school of painting and calligraphy was located in present-day

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Afghanistan

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An enclosed courtyard at the heart of a monastery is a

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cloister

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The Gero Crucifix is one of the few works of __________ to survive from the early Middle Ages

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carved wood

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The subject of __________ on the cover of the Landau Gospels, was common for Medieval book covers.

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The Crucifixion

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Hiberno-Saxon art was directly influenced by all of the following cultures except

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Persian

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Joggled voussoirs are found in the

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Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex in Cairo

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The Baptistery of Saint Louis takes its name, which is unusual for an Islamic object, from

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a later use of the object by a European owner

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Horseshoe arches originated in _________ times

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Roman

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The Gummersmark Brooch is from the present-day country of

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Denmark

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The __________ features a prominent Chi Rho page comprised of spirals, animal forms, and other abundant decorative motifs.

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The Book Of Kells

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The Page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples from the Aachen Gospels departs from other Ottonian books in its inspiration from __________ art.

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Byzantine

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The sculpture Equestrian Portrait of Charles the Bald (?) seemingly depicts the great __________ ruler.

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Carolingian

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Irish high crosses such as that at Ahenny were influenced by __________ traditions.

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Metal working

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The __________ style in Spain incorporated Islamic influence

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Mozarabic

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As evidenced in the page, Ezra Restoring the Sacred Scriptures, In the Bible Known as the Codex Amiatinus, __________ sought to emphasize its connection to Rome

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Wearmouth-Jarrow

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Stave churches were constructed from

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Timber

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The portrait of Matthew in the __________ Gospels conforms closely with Classical Greco-Roman art.

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Coronation

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The Abbey Church of Corvey is located in present-day

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Germany

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One of the earliest surviving decorated Gospels from the British Isles is the

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The book of Durrow

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are twig-like letters of an early Germanic alphabet

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Runes

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The lost-wax process was used to make the

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Doors of bishop Bernward

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The Carolingian realm reached its greatest extent under __________, the first Christian emperor, whose chapel is in Aachen.

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Charlemagne

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The Saint Gall plan includes all of the following except a

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Burial Ship

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Vellum and oxgall liquid are ingredients used in

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painting manuscripts

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Knowledge of Merovingian art is based primarily on the __________ that have been uncovered in graves.

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Pieces of jewelry

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The Ottonians sought to replicate the splendors of both Carolingian architecture and that of the __________.

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Romans

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Stave churches were native to

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Scandanavia

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represent Vikings' most important surviving contribution

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Ships

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The illuminated book known as the Lindisfarne Gospels was most likely

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Display purposes

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one of the two painters who worked on the Battle of the Bird and the Serpent, is the first Western female artist to be identified with a specific work of art.

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Ende

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The animal style was developed by the __________ in Scandanavia

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Norse

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The soaring core of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne is in the shape of a(n) __________.

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Octagon

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As depicted in the Aachen Gospels, __________ tried to stop Jesus from washing his disciples' feet.

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Peter

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The decoration of millefiori, meaning "a thousand flowers", was used in the

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Hinged Clasp, from the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship

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The __________ is characteristic of the "First Romanesque" style

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Church of Sant Vicenç, Cardona

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A __________, also called a ciborium, is a canopy suspended over a sacred space

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baldachin

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In the Middle Ages, the Great Tower, or Keep, at Dover Castle, stood in a ________.

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bailey

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The __________ is the central pier in a Romanesque church portal

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Trumeau

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The sculptor Wiligelmo may have been inspired by Roman sarcophagi for his work on the reliefs of __________.

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Modena Cathedral

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The __________ is an example of a pilgrimage church.

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Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compostela

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The nun Guda's self-portrait appears in the

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The book of Homilies

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The Bayeaux Embroidery recounts the ___________ Conquest of England.

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norman

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Romanesque builders used __________ whenever possible

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Stone

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The oldest known bronze tomb effigy was for

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King Rudolf of Swabia

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is an example of Cistercian architecture, made in keeping with their ideals of simplicity, austerity, and purity

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Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, Fontenay

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The painting Christ in Majesty in San Climent in Taull demonstrates __________ influence.

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Mozarabic

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In a Romanesque church portal, an archivolt is the

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curved molding composed of the stone voussoirs of an arch

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Pilgrims went on pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela for a church believed to hold the remains of Saint

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james

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After a victory over the Muslims, the Pisans built a new cathedral, which appears to demonstrate the direct influence of __________.

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Old St. Peters

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The apse of the Church of San Clemente is decorated in

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mosaic

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As in the Page with the Tree of Jesse, Explanatio In Isaiam, the biblical figure of Jesse is commonly portrayed because he was a(n) __________ Jesus.

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Ancestor of

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As depicted at the Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, the female personification of __________ is otherwise known as luxuria.

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Lust

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Hildegard was born into an aristocratic __________ family

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German

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The Cathedral of the Virgin and St. Stephen at Speyer was a colossal structure rivaled only by

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The cluny III

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The shrine at the site of the Priory Church of Sainte-Pierre at Moissac dates as far back as __________ times.

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Carolingian Times

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The Bayeaux Embroidery portrays the Norman Conquest of

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England

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The columns of San Clemente are spolia, reused from __________ buildings

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Roman

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St. Bernard and the monk known as Theophilus were on opposite sides of a twelfth-century controversy over

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the presence of lavish art in monasteries

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All of these except __________ were principal metalworking centers

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catalunya

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All of these except __________ was a holy pilgrimage site in early Chistendom

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Paris

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The Romanesque style in art and architecture was

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trans-european

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Artists in eleventh- and twelfth-century Europe were often

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monks and nuns

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is an example of a work made of polychromed wood

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(Crucifix) Majestat Batlló

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includes a section that represents people regarding a comet, possibly Halley's Comet.

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The Bayeaux Embroidery

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is typically regarded as the first Gothic building

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Abbey Church of Saint-Denis

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A __________ is an arcaded wall passageway.

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Triforium

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Villard de Honnecourt is known for his

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Drawings

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The Altneschul in __________, which employs a Gothic hall-church design, is the oldest functioning synagogue in Europe.

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Prague

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is the technique in which holes are cut into a stone wall and nearly half the wall surface is filled with stained glass.

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Plate tracery

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The sculpture of St. __________ at the Magdeburg Cathedral is the first surviving representation of the saint as a black man

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maurice

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The construction of Reims Cathedral near Paris sparked local opposition because ______________.

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its great expense

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Nicholas of Verdun's Shrine of the Three Kings, believed to contain relics of the three Magi, is shaped in the form of a __________.

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Bascilica Church

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All of the following except __________ are typical of Gothic churches

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mosaics

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The west façade of Reims Cathedral includes a representation of the Visitation, when Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visits her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with Saint

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St. John the Baptist

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In Italy, under Frederick II, the leading exponent of sculpture combining classical and naturalistic elements was

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Nicola Pisano

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Master masons moved constantly from job to job because

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Funding shortages and technical delays made work sporadic

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Holofernes' Army Crossing the Euphrates River was one of the stained glass panels to be later removed from

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Sainte-Chapelle

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The Windmill Psalter is an example of ____________ from the British Isles

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Illuminated Manuscript

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was a monk who painted a self-portrait revering the Virgin and Child

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Matthew Paris

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In the bar tracery technique, thin stone bars called __________ are inserted into an expansive opening in the wall

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mullions

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The Gothic style originated in monasteries in the __________ region.

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Paris

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The semicircular section at one end of a church is the

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Apse

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The first use of true flying buttresses was at the

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Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

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The Miracle of the Crib at Greccio depicts St. __________ making the first Christmas manger scene in the church at Greccio.

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Francis

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The right portal at Chartres Cathedral is dedicated to the __________, God's first earthly appearance in Christian belief

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Incarnation

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During the time of __________, Paris became the artistic center of Europe

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Louis the IX

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The style name "Gothic" was coined later, deriving from the name for a(n) __________ people thought to have "destroyed" Classical Roman civilization

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germanic

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Knowledge of the medieval art of stained glass is based on a twelfth-century text, De Diversis Artibus by

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Theophilus Presbyter

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is an example of a Gothic hall church

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The Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

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On the back of the Maestà by Duccio are scenes from the

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Life of christ

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Gothic churches in France typically had a(n) ________________ as the centerpiece of its flat entrance portal

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A large Rose window

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The sculpture at Reims Cathedral bore influence from the past, in part because it had been a major __________ city.

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Roman

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Francesco Petrarca, Dante Alighieri, and Giovanni Boccaccio were all leading __________ in fourteenth-century Europe.

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Writers

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Sienese painting is particularly associated with the continued influence of __________ traditions.

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byzantine

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The terms giornata, sinopia, and intonaco all refer to the art of creating a

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Fresco

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The city of __________ was a direct rival with Siena

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florence

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Scrovegni was guilty of the sin of usury—the sin of charging interest—so as a sign of penitence to the Church he commissioned

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the arena Chapel

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is an example of an artwork that possibly demonstrates stylistic changes owing to Black Death.

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Andrea di Cioni's Strozzi Altarpiece

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Although Giotto di Bondone was trained in the Florentine tradition, many of his principal works were produced elsewhere, such as the frescoes for the Arena Chapel, located in

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Padua

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The recipient of the prestigious commission to make gilded bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery of San Giovanni was

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Andrew Pisano

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arches are defined by an S-shape

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ogee

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At the beginning of the fourteenth century, the royal court in __________ was the arbiter of taste in Western Europe

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Paris

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Begun in 1313, the Exeter Cathedral was constructed around an original __________ building, some of which was incorporated into the new edifice.

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Norman

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Brackets that project from a wall are called

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Corbels

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The graceful gestures and handling of the drapery in Andrea Pisano's The Baptism of the Multitude look back to __________ art.

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French Gothic

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was the patron saint of painters

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Luke

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The terms bosses, corbels, and tiercerons are all architectural elements of

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Vaulted Structures

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According to writer Giorgio Vasari, __________ was the teacher of Giotto di Bondone

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Cimabue

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Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco, The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country was painted for the Palazzo Pubblico of the town of

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Siena

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is painted in grisaille

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the hours of Jeanne d' Evreux

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All of these painters were Sienese except

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Giotto di Bondone

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Chartres Cathedral, once the site of a pre-Christian virgin-goddess cult, is dedicated to

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The virgin mary

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In cathedrals, __________ are tall openings with pointed tops

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lancets

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The portrait-like sculptures Ekkehard and Uta were commissioned for a

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Funerary chapel

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Heinrich Parler, a former master of works on the __________ Cathedral, designed the church of the Holy Cross in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

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colonge

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(n) __________ is a covered open-air corridor

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loggia

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Fourteenth-century _________ sculpture is intimate, with religious objects becoming more emotionally expressive and smaller, demanding close scrutiny.

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French

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Opus anglicanum, or "English work," referred to the art of

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pictorial needlework

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Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery of San Giovanni depict scenes from the life of __________.

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John the Baptist

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was commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni

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the arena chapel

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As depicted in Giotto di Bondone's fresco for the Arena Chapel, Judas demonstrated his betrayal of Jesus by

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kissing him

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One of the most complete Decorated-style buildings is the

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exeter chapel

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Known for an Annunciation altarpiece, __________ was a follower of Duccio di Buoninsegna

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Simone Martini

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Ambrogio Lorenzetti's frescoes in the Palazzo Pubblico contain personifications of the following except __________.

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