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altar frontal
Decoration of the front of an altar table, often either a relief sculpture or inlay. Usually made of marble but precious materials such as ivory or silver may also be used. Sometimes called antependiu [..]
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polychrome
Item made with, or decorated in several colours.
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tympanum
Vertical triangular space, plain or with relief decoration, between the slopes of a roof and the horizontal cornice of a temple or other building with a pediment.
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acanthus
The acanthus leaf was used as a decorative motif on the Corinthian capital and later on the Composite capital. The form is a stylized version of the plant's long, slender leaves and pointed flowe [..]
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aedicule
Small structure intended to house a sacred image or statue. It may also be a niche set into the external wall of a building.
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altar panel
Large painting of a religious subject, situated above an altar in a church.
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alto-riliev
(High relief). Technique of sculpting in which the figures are considerably raised or detached from the background. In a bas-relief the figures are only slightly raised from the surface.
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amber
Derived from Arabic, amber is a fossilized resin, reddish-yellow in colour and more or less transparant. It has been used from ancient times to make trinkets and jewellery.
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antependium
* Altar frontal.
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A semi-circular or polygonal projection of a building, with a half dome or conch (bowl-shaped vault). In churches it is at the end of the central nave (sometimes also at the end of the side naves or t [..]
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