Chapter 7 Vocab

Baldachin: A canopy which is supported by columns over a throne, altar or tomb
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Lectern: a stand designed to support a book on a desk or table
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Pendentive: a dome on a square building where triangular portions rest on a single point or post.
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Ogee: double s-curve arch
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Squinch: a dome on a square building using an octagon to place arches across corners. and beams across doorways.picture address: http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/273/flashcards/2757273/jpg/squinches_(san_vitale)-13EB6076FA96BF53B61.jpg