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unit of constructino system of a building
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bay
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covered open-air gallery
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loggia
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type of decorative architectural frame
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aedicula
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metal instrument used in making engravings
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burin
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book printed from carved wooden blocks
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block book
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process in art which artists strive to make their forms and figures attain perfection based on pervading cultural values or own mental image of what the ideal is
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idealization
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recessed decorative panel used to decorate ceilings or vaults
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coffer (use of coffer called coffering)
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full scale drawing used to transfer the outline of a design onto a surface
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cartoon
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sketch made on wall before painters begin work
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sinopia
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book of moralizing tales about real/imaginary animals
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bestiary
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engaged columnar element, used for decoration in architrave, rectangular in format
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pilaster
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wall that supports a dome
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drum
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corss shaped building plan incorporating one longer arm and three arms of equal length
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Latin-cross plan
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structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side
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central-plan building
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small round building
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tholos
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gray Tuscan limestone used in Florence
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Pietra serena
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illusion created ona flat painted or drawn surface in which figures and objects appear to recede or project sharply into space
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foreshortening
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series of short circular posts with a rail on top
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balustrade
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cherub, cupid
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putti
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decoration of wood surfaces with inlaid designs created of contrasting materials
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intarsia
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room in which priest's robes and sacred vessels housed
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sacristy
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cylindrical turretlike structure situated on a dome with windows that allow light into the space below
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lantern
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temporary structure which supports vault/arch/dome during constructure
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centering
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manner of representation in which the appearance of natural space and objects is recreated with the express intention of fooling the eye of the viewer into thinking 3D
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trompe l'oeil
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altarpiece constructed from multiple panels
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polyptych
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horizontal layer of stone used in building
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course
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circular opening in architecture
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oculus
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device used in systems of spatial definition
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register
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pottery painted with a tin glaze
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majolica
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element with circular format
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roundel
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