Quiz 2: History of Architecture – Flashcards
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mutual service and protection
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The Feudal System achieved political and social stability through _______ and __________.
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Charlemagne
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The Great Carolingian leader was __________.
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St. Vitale
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The Palatine Chapel at Aachen was modeled on ______ in Ravenna
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1. The Palatine Chapel had 16 sides aisle with gallery overhead
2. Octogonal cloister vaulted in the dome
3. Entrance was dominated by a westwerk, the western facade with and entry vestibule
4. Polychrome masonry
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Define at least three distinctive architectural features of the Palatine Chapel
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Benedict
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Which saint did Charlemagne require monastic monks to follow?
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There were a strict set of rules in order to be allowed in the monastic community, therefore reinforcing these rules showed the significant amount of control over the empire
When there was any behavior that didn't follow the Benedict Rule he would hold a conference to remediate the behavior
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How did the requirement to follow these rules help to reinforce Charlemagne's control over his empire? Two numbered examples.
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1. Semicircular arches
2. Massive and heavy in size
3. Ceilings made of all stone
4. Mass continuous walls
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What are three characteristics unique to Romanesque architecture?
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1. Wide long nave, framed by semicircular arches
2. Traverse arch
3. Flat wooden ceiling
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Identify at least three distinctive features of Speyer Cathedral:
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The purpose of pilgrimage was to atone for sins, seek a cute or assure salvation
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What was the purpose of the pilgrimage?
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Object that has sentimental value from an earlier tim
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What is a Relic?
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A reliquary is a container for holy relics
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What is a Reliquary?
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Tympanum is the semi-circular wall surface that is over an entrance
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What is a tympanum?
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Arches were a large part of roman architecture, these tympanums capture the relief carvings that were also common.
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How does the shape of the tympanum reflect back on Roman Architecture?
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grain harvesting which for medieval pilgrims is theological allegory.
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The sculpted "Mystic Mill" capital at Vézeley represents this subject ______
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Last judgement.
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Sculpture in the west-front tympanum at St. Lazare in Autun depicts the ________
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Stonecutting
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Stereotomy is the art of _____
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Virgin Mary
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Who are Gothic Cathedrals most often dedicated to?
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New Style
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What was the original name of the architectural style we now call "Gothic?
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1. Pointed arches
2. Rib vaults
3. Flying buttresses
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Name three characteristics of the Gothic style:
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1. Long nave
2. Sexpartite rib vaults
3. lantern crossing towe
4. semicircular apse
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What are three similarities between Romanesque and Gothic architecture?
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1. Protective porch hoods in gothic architecture
2. Pointed arch into the profile of diagonal ribs of sexpartile vaults
3. Western towers the square plan into octagons
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Name three contrasts between Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
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Church and the King
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Gothic Cathedrals reinforced the authority of these two European Hierarchies.
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Saint-Chappelle in Paris was built for Louis IX as a repositoryy for relics he acquired from Constantinople
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The Saint-Chappelle in Paris was built for what purpose?
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1. vaultings with extra ribs called tierceron and lierne,
2. window tracery worked into trefoil cusped shapes
3. curvilinear lines
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Provide three characteristics of the Decorated style
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Long, orthogonal building that is unmistakably English
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What is the meant by the Cistercian plan?
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Canterbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
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Name at least three English Cathedrals that are based on cistercian plan
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They may include a hall which was a major gathering area, with a fire or central hearth
Buttery for storage of drinks and food that needed to be cooled
A solar which were more private spaces reserved for the family
Thatch roofs
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What architectural characteristics might a medieval manor house include. Three examples and definitions.
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Home of the land
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What is the origin of the term "Manor House" ?
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Large fireplaces
Windows generally small with leaded glass panes
Internal wood shutters
Stone bench window seats
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What are typical features in the major rooms of Castle Buildings? Three examples.
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Large fireplace
Wooden beach with back rail
Windows pouring in light with shutters that hinge at the top
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What are three characteristics of a Gothic Mediveal house as seen in the Annunciaiton painting by Robert Campin?
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It was the only alternative to stone vaulting as a means of spanning open spaces. This allowed the space to almost completely furnished without the need for moveable furniture since all of the walls and built in features would be covered in paneling.
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What made wood paneling a suitable design option in northern European countries such as Germany?
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Wainscoting
Emphasis on vertical lines
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What might interiors in the Perpendicular style include?
