Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Early Renaissance, and Colonial Latin American works from about 200 to 1750: churches, manuscripts, altarpieces, and colonial painting.
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- What 6th-century Byzantine church in Constantinople features a massive dome and exemplifies Roman engineering?
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Hagia Sophia- Which Irish illuminated manuscript from around 800 CE features intricate Celtic interlace patterns and religious imagery?
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Book of Kells- What 11th-century embroidered narrative tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066?
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Bayeux Tapestry- The Lindisfarne Gospels, created around 698 CE, is an illuminated manuscript from which Anglo-Saxon region?
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Northumbria- Durham Cathedral, begun in 1093, is a key example of which architectural style?
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Romanesque- The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques served pilgrims traveling to which famous pilgrimage destination?
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Santiago de Compostela (Way of St. James)- What arched vault structure, used extensively in Romanesque churches, creates a tunnel-like ceiling?
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Barrel vault (or tunnel vault)- Pisa Cathedral's famous bell tower, the Leaning Tower, was begun in which year?
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1173- What structural innovation allowed Gothic cathedrals to soar to greater heights by distributing weight outward?
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Flying buttress- Notre-Dame de Chartres, begun in 1194, contains approximately how many stained glass windows?
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173 to 176- The Amiens Cathedral, begun in 1220, is renowned for its soaring interior space and is located in which country?
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France- What is the circular window found in Gothic cathedral facades, typically filled with stained glass and radiating tracery?
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Rose window- Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was built in the 13th century primarily to house which religious relic?
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Crown of Thorns- The tympanum relief sculpture above a Romanesque church portal typically depicts what subject?
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Last Judgment (or Christ in Majesty)- Canterbury Cathedral in England was begun in which year, marking the start of its Gothic rebuilding?
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