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17 Cards in this Set
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clever devices used to trick or deceive
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artifice
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book containing the service for each day to be read to the Church; book of prayers
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breviary
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script developed as writing standard so the Roman alphabet could be read from region to region
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Caroline Minuscule
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predecessor of modern book wrote on vellum or parchment
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codex
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dominant social order of medieval Europe
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Feudalism
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of an initial letter in an illuminated manuscript; decorated with designs representing scenes from the text
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historiated
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in Gothic architecture, a tall narrow window ending in a pointed arch
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lancet
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printed text as opposed to illustration
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letterpress
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style of Renaissance art that emphasized artifice often involving contrived imagery, not derived directly from nature; self-conscious stylization
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Mannerism
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medieval picture Bible
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moralized Bible
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altarpiece composed of more than 3 sections
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polyptych
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book of Psalms
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psalter
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period of development in Gothic architecture; shifts focus from scale and spatial rationalism of buildings to a greater concern for the 2D surfaces and the repetition of decorative motifs at different scales
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Rayonnant
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rooms in monasteries used for writing and copying manuscripts
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scriptoria
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ornamental framework for holding stained glass in place; characteristic of Gothic architecture
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tracery
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offered on consecrated in fulfillment of a vow
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votive offering
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west facing entrance of a Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque church. Exterior consists of multiple stories between 2 towers
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westwork
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