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Basic art terms I
This document contains definitions of basic architectural terms related to churches and cathedrals, including monastery, portal, altar, apse, arch, bell tower, choir, cloister, crypt, column, dome, facade, barrel vault, fan vault, Gothic cathedral, buttress, nave, pointed arch, ribbed vault, pinnacle, gargoyle, rose window, stained glass, triptych, and weather vane. It provides the essential vocabulary needed to describe common features of Romanesque and Gothic religious buildings.
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