Medieval art and architecture Key terms

Medieval art and architecture
Key terms

Relief: An Engraved image, often in ivory

High Relief: an engraved relief, with details that stand out 1/2 their natural depth

Heirochical: The bigger the figure comparatively in a art peice, the greater their power and influence

Caesarpapism. A ruler advertising that they possesed the power and approval of both christ, and the roman state

Contrapposto: a classical art technique where figures were shown shifitng their weight naturalistically on their feet

Basillica: a long Knave flanked with aisles, capped with an apse

Apse high (east) point of a church, had an altar

Clerestary: in the knave, above the aisles, lets in light

East: altar is facing east, and is called so even if not actually

Pendenitive: triangular aches that shift weight from domes to square bases

Milanes construction: had thin motar between bricks, and lined arcades

arcades. A connection of linked arches

Blind arcades: No openings to the outside

Narthex: entrance way to a church, non-sacred lobby

barrel vault: an arch with depth

Neoplatoism: Forms>phiscial reality, spirit>matter
often drawn abstractly, and flatly

ambulatory a walkabout area in a church

Tessarae angled stones, that shimmer

Impost: an extra block put between an arch which raises the high capital

mandorla: secondary almond shaped halo

Survival/revival: of an art style, arguable

Icon: an image of a holy person
Iconostasis: a three tierd screen in front of the altar with holy icons, “painted by angels” and an object of veneration

Relic: an item claimed to be owned ar special to a holy figure, god or saint

pantecrator: God ruling over everything

iconoclasm 740-843 destruction of icons lead by Arabic leo the III
Religious cause: to counter idoltry
Political: to end influence of rich monastaries

ex-voto image, made as an donation or vow, by a influential figure

typical madonna: in byzantine was almond eyes, straight nose, and pursed lips

tryptych: art panel made of 3 parts

Deesis: Throned christ, madonna and john evangelist at side

Macedonian Renaissance 843-1200, revival of math, poetry, verbal arts, linguistics in northern greece

Scriptorium: where manuscripts were copied

Personification: an abstract concept drawn as a human

Script Analysis, Chapter 1

Script Analysis, Chapter 1

Script Analysis, For actors, Directors, and Deigners

Fifth Edition

James Thomas

Chapter 1 notes

Thinking Eventfully

Think of overall importance to play,
Think what would happen, if removed from play entirely. Consequences?

Chain of Events
A quick, listing of the major events of a play, in a single phrase
In chronological order
often coincides with Scenes
Not meant to be exhaustive or complete
Firsts and lasts important

Reviewing Facts
Consider the motives, and circumstances of each character
Ignore other performer's prior works

Seed
The dramatic esence of the play
To be what each scene of the play is built around
Often a philosophical statement, or moral commentary
connects each scene in the play

Chain of Internal Events
for every External event, in the chain, an Internal event occurs, that modifies the central character
This internal event, should resonate with the play's seed

Three major Climaxes
First character's growth
Second character's hardship
Third resolution of the reality presented
Beginnig middle and end, each have a major climax
Gives the play a sense of forward motion

Theme
The play's RESPONSE to the SEED
shows what the play resolves about the SEED

Super Objective
The objective, or goal of the protagonist, that pushes the play forward

Through Action
A  sentence, that describes what the character does to traverse the plot, to achieve their super objective

Counter-Through Action
The opposing force to the protagonist’s goal, often led by the antagonist