Humanities 1301-Chapter 13 – Flashcards
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The Carolingian Abbey Church of the ninth century followed what plan?
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strict geometry governed by classical principle of symmetry and order
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The Benedictine abbey in the French city of __________ became a model for the revised and energized monastic tradition in the medieval West.
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Cluny
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Which of the following describes the purpose of a reliquary?
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an ornamental housing for important religious artifacts
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The Gothic cathedral used which of the following architectural techniques?
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form infused with symbolism in soaring cathedrals
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Which of the following was NOT a part of the Gothic cathedral?
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heavy stone masonry of rounded vaults
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Medieval architects' return to cut stone (in the ancient Roman method) for vaulting in their expanded churches introduced __________ style
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Romanesque
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The dividing point between an earthly city and the realm of God was clearly illustrated by which of the following parts of the medieval church?
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entrance portal
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Grotesque gargoyles were used on Gothic cathedrals
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to ward off evil
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The Cult of the Virgin
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exalted the Virgin Mary as the woman who redeemed humankind
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Historiated capitals are found as an element of which of the following parts of the medieval church?
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columns
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In which of the following countries did the style of Gothic architecture begin?
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France
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Gothic Sculpture did NOT include the following:
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frescoes on dark, thick walls
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The Mother of God on the right tympanum of Chartres Cathedral represents all but one of the following. Which does she NOT represent?
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an approval of Plato's theory of forms
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The Gothic cathedral was firstly a church, but if also acted as the official administrative seat of a
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bishop
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The principle intercessor between God and the Christian believer is traditionally
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the Virgin Mary
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In the thirteenth century, figural representation became
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more detailed and lifelike
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Stained glass was to the Gothic cathedral what
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mosaics were to the early Christian church
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The first example of a true Gothic structure was the construction of __________ between 1122 and 1144
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the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
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The flying buttress architectural feature was first employed at
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Notre Dame of Paris
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Stained glass window at Chartres were
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mediators of God's love
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"Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere" means
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Our Lady of the Beautiful Glass
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The stained-glass windows at Chartres are especially unique for their emphasis on which color?
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blue
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The crowning example of the Gothic period in Europe was the
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Sainte Chapelle, Paris
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The medieval "jewelbox" refers to
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Sainte Chapelle
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Line in medieval painting served to
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flatten form
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The chalky white plaster that formed the base layer for much medieval painting is called
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gesso
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Musical developments during the Early Middle Ages were almost exclusively the products of
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monasteries
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Some of the finest examples of medieval painting appear
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in the form of altarpieces installed on chapel altars
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Twelfth and thirteenth century medieval music
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introduced three and four part polyphonic compositions
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Hildegard of Bingen's "Ordo virtutum" is the earliest known __________ in Western history
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morality play
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The "Dies Irae" is
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the symbol of death and damnation
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The motet is
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a short, polyphonic choral composition of a sacred text
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Medieval string instruments did NOT include
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the violin
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antiphon
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a verse sung in response to the text
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archivolt
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a molded or decorated band around an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening
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bay
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a regularly repeated spatial unit of a building
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counterpoint
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a musical technique that involves two or more independent melodies
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diptych
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a two-paneled painting
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crocket
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a stylized leaf used as a terminal ornament
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finial
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an ornament, usually pointed and foliated, that tops a spire or pinnacle
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gargoyle
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a waterspout usually carved in the form of a grotesque figure
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historiated capital
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the uppermost member of a column, ornamented with figural scenes
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lancet
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a narrow window topped with a pointed arch
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lintel
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a horizontal beam or stone that spans an opening
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mandorla
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a halo that surrounds the entire figure
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mullion
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the slender, vertical pier dividing the parts of a window, door, or screen
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ogee
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a pointed arch with an S-shaped curve on each side
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organum
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the general name for the oldest form of polyphony
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polyphony
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a musical texture consisting of two or more lines of melody that are of equal importance
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polyptych
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a multi-paneled painting
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psaltery
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a stringed instrument consisting of a flat soundboard and strings that are plucked
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quadripartite
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consisting of or divided into four parts
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reliquary
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a container for a sacred relic or relics
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requiem
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a Mass for the Dead
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rose
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a large circular window with stained glass and stone tracery
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sequence
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a special kind of trope consisting of words added to the melismatic passages of Gregorian chant
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sexpartite
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consisting of or divided into six parts
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tempera
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a powdered pigment that produces dry, flat colors
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timbre
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tone color
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triforium
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in medieval church, the shallow arcaded passageway above the nave and below the clerestory
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tripartite
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consisting of or divided into three parts
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triptych
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a three-paneled painting
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trope
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an addition of words, music, or both to Gregorian chant
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trumeau
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the pillar that supports the superstructure of a portal
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tympanum
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the semicircular space enclosed by the lintel over a doorway and the arch above it
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voussoir
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a wedge-shaped block or unit in an arch or vault
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westwork
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the elaborate west end of a Carolingian or Romanesque church
