A religious house, such as a monastery or cloister, ruled by an abbot or abbess.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBabbotsB
Persons who are in charge of an abbey or monastery.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBAristotleB
A Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.) who wrote about science, thought, and art.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBatypicalB
Not typical, not in the normal manner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBaustereB
The state of being severe, strict, and simple.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbandingB
Running in bands or veins.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbarrel vaultB
An arched ceiling in the shape of a barrel.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbasilicaB
Originally, a building in the Roman community where business and official matters were dealt with; its oblong shape was adopted for Christian churches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbindingsB
The parts of books that cover or bind them.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbishopsB
High clerical officials, especially in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBByzantine EmpireB
The Roman Empire of the East, that lasted from A.D. 395.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBByzantineB
Belonging to the Byzantine Empire, the eastern part of the Roman Empire after A.D. 395.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBByzantiumB
Another name for the Byzantine Empire 9 (q.v.).
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapitalsB
The tops of columns or pillars.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchapelsB
Religious buildings smaller than a church; also, a small area within a church or an entirely different institution such as a hospital set apart from the main part of the building for religious services.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchordsB
The simultaneous playing of several harmonious notes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChristendomB
That part of the world considered Christian.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCistercian OrderB
A Christian order of religious, part of the Benedictine Order, and founded in France in 1098.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBClunyB
A community in the east of central France.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcodifiedB
Organized into a system, placed in a systematic order.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcommissionedB
Paid to be done, as a patron of the arts would commission a painting be created.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcontourB
The outline of a figure, form, or shape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcontrapuntalB
Characterized by counterpoint, the technique of combining two or more distinct lines of music that sound simultaneously.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcoronationB
The ritual by which a person becomes a monarch by the placing of a crown on his or her head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcounterpointB
In music, playing one melody against another as a form of accompaniment.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCrusadesB
The military expeditions originating in Europe, whose purpose was to recover the Holy Land from the Moslems (about 1096-1272).
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcustodiansB
Those who are caretakers or keepers of something.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBDay of JudgmentB
In the Christian religion, the day when God will judge all the world.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelongatedB
Lengthened out of proportion; longer than normal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBembellishmentB
Something added to another thing to make it more beautiful, such as a decoration.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBemperorB
The title of the monarch who rules an empire.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBengineeringB
Having to do with the planned construction of something.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBEuclidB
A Greek mathematician who wrote the basic book about geometry about the third century B.C.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBexcerptB
A selection from something, usually a work of music or literature.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfan vaultingB
The vaulting that resembles the shape of a fan.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfluidB
Like a liquid, flowing like a liquid.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflying buttressB
A masonry support built against and perpendicular to the exterior wall of a structure in order to support it and the weight of the roof.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBforumB
The place where a discussion takes place.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgold leafB
Gold that has been beaten thin into a sheet and backed by an adhesive so that it can be applied to something.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGothicB
The style of architecture developed in the Middle Ages that features the pointed arch, steep roofs, and flying buttresses (q.v.).
Ec[000000]f[16]LBharmonyB
The playing together of musical parts so as to make a pleasing sound.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheld-droneB
A drawn-out musical line that sounds like a drone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBilluminationsB
In manuscripts, handwritten texts made by hand and adorned with ornamental design, letters, and paintings, often using silver and gold leaf.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinitialsB
In illuminated manuscripts, the beginning letter of a word that opens a book, chapter, section, and is highly decorated.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinterplayB
The action of mutual exchange between persons or things.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBivoryB
The material that forms the tusks of elephants and walruses, and often used for making carvings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjoustingB
The game of mock combat between knights, who ride with lances held to unseat each other.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBluxuryB
Possessions and wealthy beyond the normal need.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMadonnaB
The Italian word for Mary, mother of God.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmantleB
A loose cloak that has no sleeves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmasonryB
Something built with bricks or stones.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMassB
The central rite of the Roman Catholic church.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmaster masonB
One who is skilled in masonry and directs masonry construction.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmelodyB
An arrangement of notes, or a musical idea, that is pleasant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBminnesingersB
Members of a group of German poets and singers who flourished from the 12th to the 14th centuries.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmodificationB
A change or adjustment made to something.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonasteriesB
The buildings in which monks and nuns live in a community of prayer and work.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonksB
Men who abandon the world to live in a monastery and carry on a secluded, religious life.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonophonicB
Being sung or played in unison and without harmony.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmosaicsB
Works of art composed of many small pieces of colored glass, stone, tile, or any other such material.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMoslemB
Anyone who is a member of the religion founded by Mohammed (570?-632).
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmysticismB
The practice of being mystical or under the influence of mystics.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnaveB
The central area of a church located between the side aisles.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnicheB
A small recess in a wall, often for the placement of a statue.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBoctagonalB
The state of being eight sided.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopulenceB
Abundance of wealth, richness of possessions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBOrganumB
A style of religious music, in which a drawn-out musical line is sung to an ongoing tune.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpatronageB
The support in the form of money or remuneration that is contributed by a patron.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpiersB
Any kind of a solid architectural support, often made of masonry.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpilgrimageB
The journey of a pilgrim to visit a holy place.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplainchantB
A style of singing in the early Christian church in which all the singers sang the same notes together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpointed archB
An arch that comes to a point in the center; a medieval adaptation of the Romanesque rounded arch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpolyphonicB
Having to do with music that has several different parts; as opposed to the monophonic mode.
