Ch. 8

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In the context of Romanesque architecture, a tympanum refers to:
In the context of Romanesque architecture, a tympanum refers to:
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the semicircular panel created under the arch of a doorway.
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Carolingian architecture is called so because of:
Carolingian architecture is called so because of:
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Charlemagne
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The Palatine Chapel at Aachen was modeled on:
The Palatine Chapel at Aachen was modeled on:
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S. Vitale in Ravenna
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A distinctive feature of the Palatine Chapel is
A distinctive feature of the Palatine Chapel is
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The design of the Abbey gatehouse at Lorsch was modeled on:
The design of the Abbey gatehouse at Lorsch was modeled on:
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Roman triumphal-arch form
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The plan of the Oratory of Germigny-des-Prés suggests a connection to:
The plan of the Oratory of Germigny-des-Prés suggests a connection to:
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Byzantine architecture
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The Plan of St. Gall was developed for:
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Benedictine Order
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The oldest extant stave church is the church at:
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Urnes, Norway
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The monastery of ________ (1001-1026) in southwestern France survives as an example of the process by which monasticism spread, and its buildings illustrate architectural accomplishments of the early Romanesque period
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St. Martin at Canigou
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Charlemagne traveled to Rome in the year 800 to:
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be crowned Holy Roman Emperor
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The combination of corbel tables and pilaster strips is called:
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Lombard bands
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A distinctive feature of Speyer Cathedral is:
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The façade of S. Miniato al Monte in Florence demonstrates:
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a continuity with the Roman past.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually a:
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campanile.
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All of the following are Pilgrimage Road churches EXCEPT:
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Ste. Madeleine, Vézelay.
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The sculpted Mystic Mill capital at Vézelay represents:
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the transformation of Old Testament prophecies into New Testament teachings and blessings
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Sculpture in the west-front tympanum at St. Lazare in Autun depicts the:
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Last Judgment
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An atypical feature in Western medieval architecture that the Romanesque churches in Aquitaine have is:
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a series of some seventy churches with domes
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Stereotomy is the art of:
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stonecutting
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The façade design of the church of St. Gilles-du-Gard was based on:
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a Roman triumphal arch
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In sharp contrast to the Cluniacs, the Cistercians:
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shunned expensive materials and discouraged sculptural ornament
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The nave vaults at St. Cuthbert in Durham are:
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septpartite
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Norman architecture made its way to England with the:
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armies of William the Conqueror
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The Galilee Chapel at St. Cuthbert in Durham is attached to the:
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western end of the cathedral
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The nave piers at St. Cuthbert in Durham are distinctive for having:
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incised geometric designs