BTA II (Romanesque)
Terms
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- Ambulatory
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Semi-circular gallery that is an extension of the aisles and encompasses
the choir of a church - Apsidioles
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Amall apses, usually used as chapels, that are attached to the
CHEVET - axis mundi
- a Latin term that fundamentally means axis of the world
- bastide
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a kind of fortified town constructed very quickly throughout southwestern
France in the 13th century to encourage rapid settlement of the countryside - cenobitical
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a monastic system begun by St. Benedict in the 6th century that is
predicated on a system of rules known as the Rule of St. Benedict - Chancel/Choir
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the portion of the church interior reserved for the clergy and choir,
it contains the altar and is adjacent to or part of the CHEVET - chevet
- a term for the apse in the eastern part of a church
- cloister
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from the Latin claustrum, it is a courtyard within a monastery, usually
square or rectangular, that is surrounded by an open arcade and intended only
for the monks or nuns - commune
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associations amongst citizens of a particular locality or town that were
formed for defensive as well as economic purposes - imperium
- the secular leadership, referring specifically to the Emperor
- majordomos
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mayors of the palace in the Merovingian period who acted as
regents for boy kings - narthex
- a long arcaded entrance porch to a Christian church
- popolo minuto
- an Italian term to describe the working class in the medieval city
- popolo grosso
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an Italian term that describes the wealthy, controlling class
in the medieval city - quadrivium and trivium
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the two branches into which the seven liberal arts were
divided by medieval scholars - regnum
- an apse in the westwork of a church
- regulae
- Latin term for rules, refers specifically to cenobitical monastic rules
- sacerdotium
- the ecclesiastical hierarchy, referring specifically to the Pope
- triforium
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a shallow passage above the arches of nave and choir, below the
clerestory - westwork
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a group of architectural components, usually towers, porch, galleries,
etc. placed opposite the choir near the entrance to a church - bta is
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